Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness as a diagnostic tool for pseudophakic cystoid macular edema.
Pseudophakic cystoid macular edema eyes have significantly higher central macular thickness.
Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness as a diagnostic tool for pseudophakic cystoid macular edema.
To investigate the effects of pseudophakic cystoid macular edema (pseudophakic cystoid macular edema) on retinal nerve fiber layer (retinal nerve fiber layer) thickness before and after treatment using optical coherence tomography (optical coherence tomography).
Underwent macular and retinal nerve fiber layer optical coherence tomography imaging at time of diagnosis and during follow up.
Similarly, all macular measurements were significantly higher in the pseudophakic cystoid macular edema eye compared to the contralateral eye (p < 0.001 for all).
In terms of retinal nerve fiber layer measurements, the pseudophakic cystoid macular edema eyes had greater global (p < 0.001), superonasal (p = 0.001) and superotemporal (p = 0.005) thickness values.
Pseudophakic cystoid macular edema patients presents with greater global, superotemporal and superonasal retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in comparison to the other healthy eye.
After resolution of pseudophakic cystoid macular edema, there is significant thinning of retinal nerve fiber layer.
Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness may serve as an additional parameter for diagnosis and follow-up of pseudophakic cystoid macular edema.