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Evaluation of patients with large Cup: Disc ratio of the optic nerve head

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This article reports a, study of an appropriate protocol for evaluating patients with large cup: disc ratio and normal intraocular pressure. Twenty-four patients were evaluated by various types of examinations. Computed tomography (CT) was found to be of only limited value and did not contribute to establishing the final diagnosis, suggesting that CT scanning of patients with a large cup:disc ratio should be performed only in cases in which clinical suspicion demands further investigation.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Sapir Medical Center, Meir General Hospital, Ktar Saba, Israel

    Anat Kesler MD &  Edna Kott MD

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, of Sapir Medical Center, Meir General Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Kfar Saba, Israel

    Ronit Kotas-Neuman MD & Ehud Assia MD

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Kesler, A., Kotas-Neuman, R., Kott, E. et al. Evaluation of patients with large Cup: Disc ratio of the optic nerve head. Ann Ophthalmol 32, 46–49 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12009-000-0011-8

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