This study was conducted to determine whether the optic disc appearance and the visual field parameters of patients with migraine vary from those of age-matched controls. Twenty-two patients with migraine and 20 control participants were enrolled in the study. The automated visual field tests by Humphrey Field Analyzer® and optic disc images by Topcon® fundus camera were obtained from each participant. Horizontal and vertical cup-to-disc ratios were calculated by a manual, planimetric technique performed by two independent observers. The visual field indices including mean deviation (MD) and pattern standard deviations (PSD) were documented. No difference was found in the average cup-to-disc ratio between patients with migraine and control participants. However, MD and PSD of the groups were different. The average MD in the migraine group was -0.86+1.21, and in the control group was 0.10+1.03 (p=0.009). The average PSD in the migraine group was 2.11+0.68 and in the control group was 1.68+0.44 (p=0.024). In conclusion, this study demonstrated that patients with migraine had decreased sensitivity in their visual fields compared to the control participants.
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