ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Objective: To evaluate and compare retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFL), macular volume and thickness of amblyopic eye with that of the normal eye in patients with unilateral strabismic amblyopia using optical coherence tomography Model 3000(OCT-3) unit. Materials and methods: OCT-3 was performed on 14 patients with unilateral strabismic amblyopia who had an absence of neurologic disease. 9 male and 5 female patients, age range 5 to 18 years were enrolled in the study. The RNFL thickness avarage analysis program was used to evaluate superior, inferior, temporal, nasal mean RNFL thickness. The data in all clock quadrants (12 values avaraged) were identified as NFL overall. The retinal thickness/volume analysis program was used to evaluate macular scans Data were compared with Mann Whitney U test. Results: The mean age was 10,43 4,09 SD years. There were 6 right and 8 left amblyopic eyes, with the amblyopic group having mean visual acuity 0,3 5,70 SE. OCT parameters: RNFL measurements in all quadrants, RNFL overall, macular thickness and macular volume showed no significant differences between two groups.(p 0,05). Conclusion: Assessment of RNFL and macular thickness, and macular volume by means of OCT-3 revealed no difference between the two eyes in patients with unilateral strabismic amblyopia.
