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Br J Ophthalmol 88:1573-1576 doi:10.1136/bjo.2004.044677
  • Clinical science
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Acute orbital effects of retrobulbar injection on optic nerve head topography

Table 2

 Changes in optic nerve head topography of laser treated eyes 2 weeks and 4 weeks after retrobulbar anaesthetic injection

Variables Baseline (n = 49) 2nd week (n = 42) 4th week (n = 37)
Statistical significance was set as p<0.05. *p<0.05.
RNFL, retinal nerve fibre layer.
Disc area (mm2) 2.13 (0.05) 2.14 (0.07) 2.13 (0.06)
Cup area (mm2) 0.58 (0.35) 0.55 (0.38)* 0.58 (0.36)
Rim area (mm2) 1.55 (0.34) 1.59 (0.35)* 1.54 (0.34)
Cup volume (mm3) 0.14 (0.16) 0.13 (0.17) 0.14 (0.17)
Rim volume (mm3) 0.47 (0.19) 0.48 (0.20) 0.47 (0.20)
Cup /disc area ratio 0.27 (0.12) 0.26 (0.14) 0.27 (0.13)
Linear cup/disc ratio 0.31 (0.13) 0.31 (0.15) 0.30 (0.13)
Mean cup depth (mm) 0.29 (0.13) 0.28 (0.14) 0.29 (0.14)
Maximum cup depth (mm) 0.78 (0.31) 0.78 (0.32) 0.79 (0.31)
Cup shape measure −0.17 (0.09) −0.20 (0.10)* −0.17 (0.09)
Height variation contour (mm) 0.56 (0.16) 0.57 (0.17) 0.57 (0.16)
Mean RNFL thickness (mm) 0.32 (0.11) 0.32 (0.13) 0.31 (0.12)
RNFL cross sectional area (mm2) 1.37 (0.41) 1.37 (0.39) 1.36 (0.40)

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