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From the Department of Ophthalmology (H.V.D.-M., J.Y.-F.K., S.C.), University of Auckland; Older People’s Health (H.B.), Auckland City Hospital; and Department of Medicine (G.G.), University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Helen V. Danesh-Meyer, FRANZCO, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Auckland, Auckland. New Zealand; e-mail: h.daneshmeyer{at}auckland.ac.nz
In this case-control study, we compared the optic nerves (ONs) by clinical examination and scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO) of 40 patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and 50 controls. There was a reduction in the number of ON fibers in patients with AD, with a threefold greater odds ratio for a larger optic cup-to-disc ratio in patients with AD.
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Supported by an unrestricted research fund from Alcon Laboratories Ltd.
Disclosure: The authors report no conflicts of interest.
Received March 6, 2006. Accepted in final form August 13, 2006.
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