Identifier |
20060228_nanos_posters_096.pdf |
Title |
How Do Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Axonal Loss and Visual Dysfunction Affect Quality of Life in MS? |
Creator |
A. Daniels; J. Fisher; D. Jacobs; C. Markowitz; S. Galetta; N. Volpe; M. L. Nano-Schiavi; M. Baier; G. Cutter; H. Winslow; P. Calabresi; M. Maguire; L. Balcer |
Affiliation |
(AD) (JF) (DJ) (CM) (SG) (NV) (MLN) (MM) (LB) University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; (MB) (GC) University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama; (HW) University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States; (PC) The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
Subject |
Multiple Sclerosis; Visual Function; Low-contrast Letter Acuity; Optical Coherence Tomography; Quality of Life |
Description |
Retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, a structural biomarker for axonal loss in the anterior visual pathways, is reduced in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). RNFL loss occurs even in the absence of acute optic neuritis, and correlates well with clinical measures of low-contrast letter acuity, a candidate visual outcome for MS trials. The purpose of this study was to determine how reductions in RNFL thickness and low-contrast letter acuity translate into self-reported declines in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in MS. |
Date |
2006-02-28 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2006 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2006: Poster Presentations |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6z35540 |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
181113 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z35540 |