Retinal Ganglion Cell Layer Volumetric Assessment by Spectral-Domain OCT in MS: Application of a High Precision Manual Estimation Technique

摘要

BackgroundNeuronal loss in the retina has been demonstrated pathologically in eyes of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). In vivo, MS eyes have reduced total macular volumes by optical coherence tomography (OCT). Using high-resolution spectral-domain OCT, this pilot study used a manual method to measure ganglion cell layer (GCL) volumes and to determine the relation of these volumes to visual function in MS eyes.