Assessment of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Internal Reflectivity in Eyes With and Without Glaucoma Using Optical Coherence Tomography

Abstract
RETINAL NERVE fiber layer (RNFL) damage may precede the development of glaucomatous optic neuropathy or visual field loss.1-4 Retinal nerve fiber layer photography may identify RNFL injury years before visual field damage becomes apparent,5-7 suggesting that patients with progressive glaucomatous neuropathy might be detected by newer methods of RNFL assessment, before they develop reproducible damage detectable by perimetry.