Papilledema Outcomes from the Optical Coherence Tomography Substudy of the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6200779	Ophthalmology	2015	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

In IIH, acetazolamide and weight loss effectively improve RNFL thickness, TRT, and ONH volume swelling measurements resulting from papilledema. In contrast to the strong correlation at baseline, OCT measures at 6 months show only moderate correlations with papilledema grade.

Keywords

RNFL TRT 3-D 2-D ONH IIH IPL 3-dimensional PMd Oct Optical coherence tomography Spectral domain 2-dimensional Optic nerve head body mass index BMI inner plexiform layer retinal ganglion cell layer Retinal nerve fiber layer CSF Cerebrospinal fluid idiopathic intracranial hypertension