Longitudinal changes in the position and thickness of the peak peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer in school children
Eyes with greater axial elongation tended to have narrower supratemporal (ST) and infratemporal (IT) angles and increased IT thickness. Greater axial elongation during childhood growth caused a significant shift of the cpRNFL peaks toward the fovea and increased IT thickness. Based on the plate hypothesis, the shift and compression of nerve fibers during growth may serve as a potential predictor of normal-tension glaucoma onset in the future.
Authors
- Naoko Kakiuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5437-0109)
- Ryo Asaoka
- Taiji Sakamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6432-7975)
- Hiroto Terasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4085-138X)
- Naoya Yoshihara
- Takehiro Yamashita
Institutions
- Kagoshima University (JP)
- Shizuoka University (JP)
- Seirei Christopher University (JP)
- Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital (JP)
- Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-025-06810-z
- Primary Topic
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Glaucoma Research Foundation
- Kagoshima University
- Soochow University
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science