RNFL measurement analysis

A method of analyzing nerve fiber tissue of the eye using a database of normative data comprising:

• obtaining from a patient a first set of measurements over a region associated with the nerve fiber tissue, said measurements characterizing the capacity or amount of the fiber tissue;
• obtaining additional anatomical data from the eye of the patient, said additional anatomical data being independent of the nerve fiber tissue capacity or amount;
• selecting a subset of the normative database based on the anatomical data;
• comparing the patient measurements to the selected subset of the normative database;
• and
• displaying or storing information quantifying the comparison.

A method of analyzing nerve fiber tissue of the eye comprising:

• obtaining a set of measurements over a region associated with the nerve fiber tissue, said measurements characterizing the capacity or amount of the fiber tissue;
• comparing the measurements to a normative database;
• and
• prior to the comparison step, modifying the set of measurements, the modification being a remapping of the data to account for anatomical variations;
• and
• storing or displaying information quantifying the comparison.

A method of analyzing nerve fiber tissue of the eye comprising:

• obtaining a set of measurements over a region associated with the nerve fiber tissue, said measurements characterizing the capacity or thickness of fiber tissue;
• modifying at least one of the measurements based on anatomical information to account for anatomical variations, wherein the modification is a remapping of the data;
• and
• displaying or storing the modified measurement data.

A method of analyzing nerve fiber tissue of the eye comprising:

• obtaining a set of measurements over a region associated with the nerve fiber tissue, said measurements characterizing the capacity or thickness of fiber tissue;
• modifying at least one of the measurements based on anatomical information to account for anatomical variations;
• and
• displaying or storing the modified measurement data wherein said step of modifying the measurements accounts for one of age, sex, or ethnicity, in addition to the anatomical information.

A method of analyzing nerve fiber tissue of the eye comprising:

• obtaining a set of measurements over a region associated with the nerve fiber tissue, said measurements characterizing the capacity or thickness of fiber tissue;
• modifying at least one of the measurements based on anatomical information to account for anatomical variations;
• and
• displaying or storing the modified measurement data wherein said anatomical information is selected from the group consisting of blood vessel size and blood vessel location.

A method of analyzing nerve fiber tissue of the eye comprising:

• obtaining a set of measurements over a region associated with the nerve fiber tissue, said measurements characterizing the capacity or thickness of fiber tissue;
• modifying at least one of the measurements based on anatomical information to account for anatomical variations;
• and
• displaying or storing the modified measurement data, wherein said anatomical information is obtained from an en-face image of the patient's eye.