[Contemporary methods for functional analysis of the optic nerve]

Complex methods of statistic analysis for parameters of automated perimetry and visual evoked potentials were presented. The examinations were performed in 14 patients with compressive visual neuropathy, in 14 patients with optic neuritis, in 20 patients with demyelinative visual neuropathy and in 20 patients with optic nerve atrophy. Multidimensional analysis of variance (MANOVA) was performed. The methods proved useful for differential diagnosis of optic neuropathy.