Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides quantitative measures of retinal layer thickness. Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS) onset and disease severity: its effects on OCT metrics have not been assessed.

Cross-sectional study of smoking exposure: no differential effect on OCT metrics in a cohort of MS patients

Rocca, Maria Assunta;Filippi, Massimo;
2019-01-01

Abstract

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides quantitative measures of retinal layer thickness. Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS) onset and disease severity: its effects on OCT metrics have not been assessed.
2019
Imaging; cigarette smoking; ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer; multiple sclerosis; optic neuritis; optical coherence tomography; retinal nerve fiber layer
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