Retinal nerve fibre layer photography in glaucomatous XXXX .

@entity1 @entity5564 @entity726 @entity231
Retinal nerve fibre layer photographs were obtained from sixty-three @entity1 , (113 eyes), attending a @entity726 suspect clinic at Moorfields Eye Hospital. These photographs were studied following masking of the optic disc. Interobserver error was good. Intraobserver error following a six-month 'learning period' showed changes in identification of nerve fibre layer defects occurring as a result of the learning process. Humphrey threshold fields on the 113 eyes were independently scored as abnormals, suspect or normal. A good correlation existed between defects visible on the retinal nerve fibre layer photograph and 'abnormal' visual fields. Retinal nerve fibre layer photography is possible in @entity726 @entity1 with clear optical media whose pupils permit full @entity5564 . It seems to supplement other methods of assessing the early @entity726 @entity1 . It may be of value in sequential follow-up. It would seem to be of little value in the majority of elderly @entity726 @entity1 who would have @entity231 in the optical media.
