Evaluation of Neural Loss in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica Using High Resolution Oct

Evaluation of Macular and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Measurements for Detection of Neural Loss in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica Using High Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography.

The purpose of this study is to determine the ability of STRATUS OCT and high resolution OCT to detect and to quantify the neural loss in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica and its subtypes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• clinical diagnosis of multiple sclerosis or neuromyelitis optica
• age between 15 and 60 years
• BCVA better than 20/400
• no optic neuritis crisis in the last 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• diagnosis of glaucoma, opacities or disc anomalies
• diagnosis of macular disease
• disc swelling at fundoscopy