The usefulness of the optical coherence tomographer in the diagnosis of anterior inflammatory optic neuropathy

Authors

  • Lillian Gloria León Veitía Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Carlos Ernesto Mendoza Santiesteban Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología “Ramón Pando Ferrer”, Marianao, La Habana, Cuba
  • Yaney González Yglesias Hospital “Gustavo Aldereguía Lima”, Cienfuegos, Cuba
  • Yosbelkis Martín Páez Hospital “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado”, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
  • Pedro Mario Font Aranda Policlínico “Marta Abreu”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Yandy Morejón Martínez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

optic nerve diseases/diagnosis, data interpretation, statistical, evaluation of results of therapeutic interventions

Abstract

A cross-sectional descriptive prospective study in 19 patients (20 eyes) who presented a diagnosis of anterior inflammatory optic neuropathy and attended the Neuro-Ophthalmology Services of the Ramon Pando Ferrer Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology, from May to October 2007, was carried out. The aim of the study was to assess the usefulness of the optical coherence tomography in the diagnosis of this condition. There was a prevalence of the group of patients between 35 and 54 years of age (31.6%) and most of the patients were women (57%). There were not significant differences in the edema between each of the optic disc sectors. An average thickness of the retinal nerve fibers in the upper sector prevailed (246.70 microns). Therefore, there were significant differences between the superior-inferior and temporal-nasal sectors. The depression of the visual field ranged from moderate to severe. There was no correlation between the thicknesses of the retinal nerve fibers and the visual acuity of the patients. The data from the medical histories were gathered in a database made with the statistics pack Microsoft Excel. The statistical analysis was carried out with the program SPSS version 11.

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Author Biographies

Lillian Gloria León Veitía, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral y en Oftalmología. Diplomada en Neuroftalmología. Profesora Instructora del Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Carlos Ernesto Mendoza Santiesteban, Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología “Ramón Pando Ferrer”, Marianao, La Habana, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Neurofisiología. Especialista de I y II Grados en Oftalmología. Diplomado en Neuroftalmología y Retina. Profesor Auxiliar de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana.

Yaney González Yglesias, Hospital “Gustavo Aldereguía Lima”, Cienfuegos, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral y en Oftalmología. Diplomada en Neuroftalmología. Profesora Instructora.

Yosbelkis Martín Páez, Hospital “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado”, Pinar del Rio, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Oftalmología. Diplomada en Neuroftalmología.

Pedro Mario Font Aranda, Policlínico “Marta Abreu”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral y en Oftalmología

Yandy Morejón Martínez, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Técnico en Optometria y Óptica. Profesor Instructor del Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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León Veitía LG, Mendoza Santiesteban CE, González Yglesias Y, Martín Páez Y, Font Aranda PM, Morejón Martínez Y. The usefulness of the optical coherence tomographer in the diagnosis of anterior inflammatory optic neuropathy. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2008 Sep. 17 [cited 2025 Jun. 29];2(3):36-44. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/400

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2008): September-December

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