Subjective examination of the nerve fiber layer of the retina and its evaluation in a healthy eye and in glaucoma
2008
: The authors describe the advantage of subjective examination of the nerve fiber layer in everyday outpatient praxis of the ophthalmologist. The objective examination of the nerve fiber layer is performed on specialized clinics by means of expensive instruments as are OCT, GDX or HRT. Every ophthalmologist may analyze the retinal nerve fiber layer subjectively with the basic equipment of the praxis. The aim of this paper is to present a recommendation how to expand the routine technique of the direct ophthalmoscope examination and biomicroscopy examination on the slit lamp, to make possible to observe subjectively the retinal nerve fiber layer and to distinguish its changes in glaucoma.
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