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International Ophthalmology
Published in: International Ophthalmology 1/2020

01-01-2020 | Migraine | Original Paper

Evaluation of the lamina cribrosa thickness and depth in patients with migraine

Authors: Ender Sirakaya, Bekir Kucuk, Alperen Agadayi, Nurhan Yilmaz

Published in: International Ophthalmology | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of the study was to evaluate the lamina cribrosa (LC) thickness, LC depth, and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, in migraine patients with and without aura, by using optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Methods

This single-center, case–control study included 27 migraine with aura (Group I), 35 migraine patients without aura (Group II), and 35 healthy controls (Group III). In only the right eyes of participants, RNFL thickness in all quadrants was analyzed via OCT, whereas LC thickness and depth were measured by enhanced depth imaging OCT.

Results

The mean age and sex distributions did not differ significantly across the groups (p = 0.460 and p = 0.941). The RNFL thickness was significantly lower in Group I (average and superotemporal, superonasal, and inferotemporal quadrants) and Group II (average and superotemporal and superonasal quadrants) when compared with Group III. Disease duration was significantly correlated with RNFL thickness on average and in all quadrants except in the superonasal quadrant in Groups I and II. Patients in Groups I and II had significantly thinner LC thicknesses and deeper LC depth than healthy participants in Group III.

Conclusions

The LC and RNFL thicknesses were thinner and the LC depth was deeper in migraine patients with or without aura than in healthy individuals, and disease duration correlated significantly with RNFL thickness. Both results suggest that migraine patients are at risk of developing glaucoma.
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Metadata
Title
Evaluation of the lamina cribrosa thickness and depth in patients with migraine
Authors
Ender Sirakaya
Bekir Kucuk
Alperen Agadayi
Nurhan Yilmaz
Publication date
01-01-2020
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Keywords
Migraine
Aura
Published in
International Ophthalmology / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0165-5701
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2630
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-019-01160-2

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