Lamina cribrosa defects and optic disc morphology in primary open angle glaucoma with high myopia.

PURPOSE:To investigate whether lamina cribrosa (LC) defects are associated with optic disc morphology in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) eyes with high myopia. METHODS:A total of 129 POAG patients and 55 age-matched control subjects with high myopia were evaluated. Three-dimensional scan images o...

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Main Authors: Yugo Kimura, Tadamichi Akagi, Masanori Hangai, Kohei Takayama, Tomoko Hasegawa, Kenji Suda, Munemitsu Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Yamada, Hideo Nakanishi, Noriyuki Unoki, Hanako Ohashi Ikeda, Nagahisa Yoshimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4274005?pdf=render