Abstract:PurposeCompressive optic neuropathy (CON) can sometimes mimic glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON), leading to inadequate management. Our purpose was to compare the macular area of patients with CON and GON to healthy controls (HC) and to determine if the macula area was able to distinguish between CON and GON.MethodsRetrospective, observational, cross‐sectional study, enrolling 70 patients (22 patients with CON, 25 with GON and 23 HC). Subjects were matched by age (median of 61 [±11.6]), and one eye was random… Show more
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