Quantification of optic disc edema during exposure to high altitude shows no correlation to acute mountain sickness.

BACKGROUND: The study aimed to quantify changes of the optic nerve head (ONH) during exposure to high altitude and to assess a correlation with acute mountain sickness (AMS). This work is related to the Tuebingen High Altitude Ophthalmology (THAO) study. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A confocal sc...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Willmann, M Dominik Fischer, Andreas Schatz, Kai Schommer, Andre Messias, Eberhart Zrenner, Karl U Bartz-Schmidt, Florian Gekeler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3206056?pdf=render