Decreased retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in patients with congenital isolated growth hormone deficiency


Nalcacioglu-Yuksekkaya P., Sen E., Yilmaz S., Elgin U., Gunaydinl S., AYCAN Z.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.24, no.6, pp.873-878, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.5301/ejo.5000481
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.873-878
  • Keywords: Congenital growth hormone deficiency, Optic disc topography, Pediatric, Retinal nerve fiber layer, LASER-SCANNING TOMOGRAPHY, IGF-I, CHILDREN, GH, HEAD, RAT, EYE, DIFFERENTIATION, DYSFUNCTION, ANOMALIES
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the optic disc topography parameters of children with congenital isolated growth hormone deficiency (GHD) using the Heidelberg retina tomograph (HRT) in a controlled study.