CHANGES OF THE THICKNESS OF RETINA NERVE FIBER LAYER IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

摘要

正Objective To determine the changes of retina nerve fiber thickness with optical coherence tomography(OCT) in Alzheimer’s disease(AD) patients.Methods OCT was used to measure the thickness of retinal nerve fiber layer(RNFL) from 38 AD patients and 26 healthy age-matched controls.The corrected visual acuity and intraocular pressure were measured and the dilated fundus examinations were also performed in those subjects.Results Compared with healthy age-matched controls,the RNFL thickness of AD patients(95.40±29.45) were much thinner than the controls(105.91±29.87)(P ().05),especially in superior quadrant,while no difference was found in the other retinal area.Conclusion Retinal nerve degeneration may be present in the retina of AD patients and this degeneration is likely localized preferentially to the superior quadrant.