Glokom-Katarakt
2011 , Vol 6 , Num 2
Comparison of Optic Nerve Head Topography between Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Normal Subjects
1Ulucanlar Göz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, 1. Göz Kliniği, Ankara, Doç. Dr.2Ulucanlar Göz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, 1. Göz Kliniği, Ankara, Uzm. Dr.
3S.B. Yıldırım Bayazıt EAH., Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Kliniği, Ankara, Uzm. Dr.
4Ulucanlar Göz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, 1. Göz Kliniği, Ankara, Asist. Dr.
5Ulucanlar Göz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, 1. Göz Kliniği, Ankara, Prof. Dr. Purpose: To compare of the optic nerve head topographic parameters between patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and an age- and sex-matched control group, by using Heidelberg retinal tomography (HRT) III.
Materials and Methods: Optic disc topography analysis was done in 15 eyes of 15 patients with RA and 15 eyes of age- and sex-matched control subjects by HRT III. Differences between the groups were analysed statistically with the Mann-Whitney U test.
Results: The mean age of the 15 nonglaucomatous RA patients (6 male, 9 female) was 53.8±9.6 and that of the 15 normal subjects (6 male, 9 female) was 53.7±8.5. No statistically significant differences were found in cup volume (p=0.5813), cup area (p=0.6295), rim area (p=0.6384), rim volume (p=0.8183), disc area (p=0.4764), mean cup to disc ratio (p=0.9632), mean cup depth (p=0.7650), or mean retinal nerve fiber layer (p=0.8530) thickness of eyes between the two groups.
Conclusion: The optic disc topography parameters of nonglaucomatous RA patients have similar properties with sexand age-matched healthy subjects. Keywords : Rheumatoid arthritis, optic nerve head topography, Heidelberg Retinal Tomography III.
