optic nerve

Drugs Affecting Pupil Diameter Influence GDx Results

Submitted by dave on Sat, 12/09/2006 - 9:02pm

Make sure your GDx tests are performed under similar conditions in regard to any medications that affect your pupil size.

Influence of Pupillary Diameter, Ciliary Muscle Tone, and Ambient Light on Nerve Fiber Layer Measurements With Scanning Laser Polarimetry

Paranhos A Jr, Silvestre AM, Passerotti CC, Martins EM, Mello PA, Prata JA Jr, Shields MB.

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Blocking TNF-alpha function may have a benefit as a neuroprotective treatment

Submitted by dave on Wed, 12/06/2006 - 9:25am

 A whole new approach to thinking about glaucoma therapy, says Joan Miller, MD, chief of Ophthalmology at the MEEI ...

Blocking TNF-alpha function may have a benefit as a neuroprotective treatment ... 

Tue Dec 5 2006

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All Your Efforts Measuring Pressures Are A Waste

Submitted by dave on Mon, 11/20/2006 - 5:18pm

 A friend referred me to a new ophthalmologist who lives in another city. I corresponded with this new ophthalmologist via email. I am not replacing my current ophthalmologists, merely seeking additional input on specific issues where experts are few and far between.

However, I guess many facts did not get communicated clearly in my various emails to the doctor. The doctor sent me this email reply today (and I edited what is posted here):

My Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT-II) Results for 2006

Submitted by dave on Mon, 01/02/2006 - 10:59pm

 

These are my HRT results from 2-January-2006. Look for my next HRT results around the end of January 2007.

This test was performed with an HRT-II. The HRT is a Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (also called scanning laser tomograph). It is made by Heidelberg Engineering, a German company.

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