The retinal nerve fiber layer, choroidal thickness, and central macular thickness in morbid obesity: an evaluation using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography

Dogan B., Erol M. K., Dogan U., Habibi M., Bulbuller N., Coban D. T., ...More

EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol.20, no.5, pp.886-891, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.886-891
  • Keywords: Intraocular pressure, Retinal nerve fiber layer, Choroidal thickness, Morbid obesity, OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA, BODY-MASS INDEX, INTRAOCULAR-PRESSURE, AQUEOUS-HUMOR, OXIDATIVE STRESS, NITRIC-OXIDE, DISC RATIO, GHRELIN, DAMAGE, EYE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of morbid obesity on retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, central macular thickness (CMT), retinal ganglion cell (RGC), choroidal thickness (CT), central corneal thickness (CCT), and intraocular pressure (IOP).