Lower corneal hysteresis in glaucoma patients with acquired pit of the optic nerve (APON)

✍ Scribed by Frank Bochmann; Ghee S. Ang; Augusto Azuara-Blanco

Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Weight: 101 KB
Volume: 246
Category: Article
ISSN: 0065-6100
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-007-0756-5

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An acquired pit of the optic nerve WON) is a discrete, focal area of depression within the optic cup at the level of the lamina cribrosa. It is an under-diagnosed sign of glaucoma damage due to its subtle appearance. APONs occur more frequently unilaterally and in patients with normal-tension glauco