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  • Fundus imaging features of glucocorticoid-related central serous chorioretinopathy

    ObjectiveTo compare and observe the fundus imaging characteristics of eyes with glucocorticoid-related central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). MethodsA retrospective clinical study. A total of 149 CSC patients with 166 eyes diagnosed at Department of Ophthalmology of The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from March 2021 to October 2024 were included in the study. The duration of the disease from the appearance of symptoms to treatment was less than 3 months. All affected eyes underwent best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), fundus color photography, swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT), and fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) examinations. BCVA was tested using an international standard vision chart and converted into logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) visual acuity for statistical analysis. The SS-OCT instrument measured subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT), central macular thickness (CMT), choroidal vascular volume (CVV), and the width and height of flat irregular pigment epithelial detachment (FIPED). FIPED, subretinal fibrin, and choroidal layer strong reflective spots were identified from SS-OCTA B-scan images; multiple leakages (leak points >3) were identified from FFA images. Based on the presence or absence of a clear history of glucocorticoid administration before the onset, patients were divided into glucocorticoid-related and non-glucocorticoid-related groups, comprising 41 patients with 53 eyes and 108 patients with 113 eyes, respectively. Clinical and fundus imaging characteristics of the two groups were compared. The comparison of quantitative data between the two groups was performed using independent samples t test or non-parametric independent samples Wilcoxon test; the comparison of qualitative data was performed using χ2 test. ResultsCompared with the non-glucocorticoid-related group, the glucocorticoid-related group had a smaller male-to-female ratio and a higher bilateral incidence, and the differences were statistically significant (χ2=4.925, 17.849; P<0.05). The logMAR BCVA for the glucocorticoid-related and non-glucocorticoid-related groups were 0.45±0.33 and 0.21±0.21, respectively; SFCT were (644.43±131.91) and (507.26±121.79) μm; CMT were (389.51±233.45) and (362.59±140.85) μm; CVV were (4.44±1.07) and (3.67±0.82) mm3; FIPED incidence were 58.49% (31/58) and 20.35% (23/113), respectively; FIPED width and height were (1 122.01±533.98) and (742.90±388.79) μm, and (99.13±92.17) and (33.01±15.99) μm; subretinal fibrin were observed in 24 (45.28%, 24/53) and 15 (13.27%, 15/113) eyes; choroidal strong reflections were found in 38 (71.70%, 38/53) and 45 (39.82%, 45/113) eyes; multiple leak points were identified in 35 (66.03%, 35/53) and 40 (35.40%, 40/113) eyes, respectively. Compared with the non-glucocorticoid-related group, the glucocorticoid-related group had worse BCVA (Z=−4.984), thicker SFCT (t=6.586), larger CVV (t=5.160), higher incidence of FIPED (χ2=23.908), and greater width and height of FIPED (t=2.895, Z=−3.703). The glucocorticoid-related group also had a significantly increased incidence of subretinal fibrin, choroidal strong reflections, and multiple leak points, with all differences being statistically significant (χ2=20.565, 14.663, 13.675; P<0.05); however, the comparison of CMT showed no statistically significant difference (Z=−0.651, P>0.05). ConclusionCompared with non-glucocorticoid-related CSC, glucocorticoid-related CSC patients have poorer vision, are more likely to affect both eyes, show no gender bias; choroidal vascular dilation is more significant, and damage to the outer retina and retinal pigment epithelium is more severe.

    Release date:2025-05-14 02:04 Export PDF Favorites Scan
  • The changes of macular choroidal thickness in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease

    ObjectiveTo obverse the changes of macular choroidal thickness (CT) in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD).MethodsThis was a case-control study. Twenty-one patients with mild to moderate AD confirmed by Neurology Department of Jinhua Central Hospital from November 2016 to June 2018 and 21 age-matched control subjects were concluded in the study. There was no significant difference in age (t=0.128), intraocular pressure (t=0.440) and axial length (t=1.202) between the two groups (P>0.05). There was significant difference in mini-mental state examination score (t=8.608, P<0.05). CT was measured by OCT with enhanced depth imaging technique in the subfoveal choroid, at 0.5 mm and 1.0 mm from the center of the fovea nasal (NCT0.5, 1.0 mm), temporal (TCT0.5, 1.0 mm), superior (SCT0.5, 1 .0 mm), and inferior (ICT0.5, 1.0 mm). Independent-samples t test was used to compare the results obtained from these two groups.ResultsSFCT (t=2.431), NCT0.5, 1.0 mm (t=3.341, 2.640), TCT0.5, 1.0 mm (t=3.340, 2.899), SCT0.5, 1.0 mm (t=3.576, 3.751) and ICT0.5, 1.0 mm (t=2.897, 2.903) were significantly thinner in AD eyes than those in control eyes.ConclusionCompared with healthy subjects, patients with mild to moderate AD showed a significant reduction in CT.

    Release date:2019-05-17 04:15 Export PDF Favorites Scan
  • Correlation between axial length and macular blood flow density and thickness in myopic eyes

    ObjectiveTo observe the changes of retinal and choroidal blood flow density and thickness in macula of different myopic dioptre eyes, and to analyze the correlation between retinal and choroidal blood flow density and axial length (AL). MethodsA retrospective clinical study. From October 2022 to May 2023, 86 eyes of 56 myopic patients scheduled for refractive surgery in Department of Ophthalmology, PLA Central Theater CommandGeneral were included into the study. According to the equivalent spherical specular degree (SE), 19, 21, 27 and 19 eyes of low myopia group (group A), moderate myopia group (group B), high myopia group (group C) and super high myopia group (group D) were observed. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and AL measurement were performed in all patients. The diopter was expressed in SE. AL was measured by ultrasonic bio-meter. OCTA scanner was used to scan the macular region in the range of 3 mm × 3 mm. The software automatically divided the macular region into two concentric circles with the fovea as the center, which were 1 mm in diameter respectively, the paracentric fovea of 1-3 mm was divided into 5 regions: superior, nasal, inferior and temporal. The superficial capillary plexus (SCP), deep capillary plexus (DCP), choroidal capillary plexus (CC), choroidal blood flow density, retinal and choroidal thickness were measured. The correlation between AL and blood flow density and thickness was analyzed by Pearson correlation analysis. ResultsThere was no significant difference in SCP blood density and DCP blood density in the fovea in groups A, B, C and D (P>0.05) .There were significant differences in DCP flow density among superior, nasal, inferior and temporal areas (P<0.05), the difference was significant (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the fovea area between the four groups (P>0.05), but there was significant difference in the superior, nasal, inferior and temporal areas (P<0.05). Different macular regions: there were statistically significant among group A, group B, and group C, group D (P<0.05). Results of correlation analysis, AL was negatively correlated with DCP blood flow density (r=−0.504, −0.500, −0.460, −0.465), retinal thickness (r=−0.348, −0.338, −0.312, −0.230), macular subarea CC (r=−0.633, −0.666, −0.667, −0.710, −6.82), choroidal layer (r=−0.635, −0.687, −0.659, −0.703, −0.680) and choroidal thickness (r=−0.665, −0.605, −0.656, −0.648, −0.643) (P<0.05). ConclusionsAL is negatively correlated with DCP, CC, CDF, retinal and choroidal thickness in the eyes with myopia. SCP, DCP and retinal thickness in fovea did not change significantly, and temporal choroidal thickness changed earlier than other areas.

    Release date:2025-02-25 09:39 Export PDF Favorites Scan
  • Analysis of choroidal thickness and blood perfusion in idiopathic macular hole eye

    ObjectiveTo observe and analyze the macular choroidal thickness and choroidal blood perfusion (CBP) in eyes with idiopathic macular hole (IMH) and their correlation. MethodsA cross-sectional observational clinical study. From March 2019 to October 2021, 60 IMH patients with 60 eyes (IMH group) and 60 healthy volunteers with 60 eyes (control group) who consecutively visited Department of Ophthalmology of The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University were included in the study. Among the 60 eyes in the IMH group, 8, 8, 15, and 29 eyes were at stage Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, and Ⅳ, respectively. There was no significant difference in age, spherical equivalent power and axial length between the two groups (t=1.327, 0.157, 0.542; P>0.05). The average macular choriodal thickness (AMCT) and CBP in different regions of the macular region of the examined eye were measured using a swept-frequency light source optical coherence tomography scanner. According to the zoning method for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy, the choroid within 6 mm of the fovea was divided into 3 concentric circles with the fovea as the center. They are the central area with a diameter of 1 mm, the inner ring area of 1-3 mm, and the outer ring area of 3-6 mm; the inner ring area and the outer ring area were divided into 4 areas by 2 radiations respectively, including the upper part of the inner superior (IS), the lower part of the inner inferior (Ⅱ), and the nasal side of the inner nasal (IN), inner temporal (IT), outer superior (OS), outer inferior (OI), outer nasal (ON), outer temporal (OT), a total of 9 regions. The distribution characteristics of AMCT and CBP in different regions were observed. The correlation between AMCT and CBP was analyzed by Pearson correlation; the correlation between AMCT, CBP and IMH stage was analyzed by Spearman correlation. ResultsCompared with the eyes of the control group, the AMCT of the affected eyes in the IMH group was significantly thinner in all areas of the macula, and the difference was statistically significant (t=2.378, 4.641, 2.888, 3.390, 3.575, 4.870, 4.077, 4.946, 4.578; P<0.05). Compared with the control group, the CBP in the OS and OT regions of the affected eyes in the IMH group was significantly lower, the difference was statistically significant (t=3.424, 4.516; P<0.05). The results of Pearson correlation analysis showed that there was a significant positive correlation between AMCT and CBP in the OT region (r=0.314, P<0.001). Spearman correlation analysis showed that there was a significant positive correlation between AMCT and IMH staging in each region (r=0.375, 0.374, 0.289, 0.379, 0.441, 0.392, 0.303, 0.341, 0.292; P<0.05). There was no significant correlation between CBP and IMH staging in IN, OI and OT regions (r=-0.138, -0.016, -0.221; P>0.05); CBP and IMH staging in other regions were significantly negatively correlated (r=-0.560, -0.390, -0.819, -0.692, -0.329, -0.587; P<0.05). ConclusionsThe choroidal thickness in the macular region of the eyes with IMH is significantly thinner than that of the normal subjects; there is choroidal hypoperfusion in local areas. There is a significant positive correlation between local regional AMCT and CBP; IMH stage is higher, the trend of AMCT in each region is thickening, and the CBP in most regions decrease.

    Release date:2022-10-14 04:28 Export PDF Favorites Scan
  • The change of central retinal thickness and subfoveal choroidal thickness in patient with central retinal artery occlusion during short-term treatment

    ObjectiveTo observe the center retinal thickness (CRT) and subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) in eyes with central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) before and after treatment.MethodsA total of 34 patients (34 eyes) diagnosed with CRAO by fundus fluorescence angiography (FFA) were retrospectively analyzed. There were 18 males (18 eyes) and 16 females (16 eyes). The average age was (61.42±14.09) years. The mean onset time was (2.64±3.73) days. The mean hospitalization time was (11.92±4.95) days. The mean axial length (AL) was (23.53±2.04) mm. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), slit-lamp biomicroscopy, indirect ophthalmoscopy, fundus color photography, fundus fluorescein angiography, spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) and AL measurement were performed. BCVA was converted to the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR). According to FFA, visual loss and the results of OCT, patients were divided into 3 groups: incomplete CRAO (15 eyes) , subtotal CRAO (8 eyes), total CRAO (11 eyes). SFCT and CRT in affected and the fellow eye were measured by OCT for enhanced deep imaging. Follow up lasted for 1 month after treatment, with an average follow-up of (34.71±6.82) days. The changes of SFCT, CRT, and BCVA before and after treatment were observed. The correlation between BCVA after treatment and pretreatment CRT was also analyzed.ResultsAfter 1 month of follow-up, the logMAR BCVA in incomplete group, subtotal group and total group were significantly higher than before treatment (t=3.74, 3.61, 3.26; P=0.004, 0.009, 0.017). Before treatment, the average CRT of the contralateral eyes in the total, subtotal and incomplete group were (215.00±19.85), (224.00±22.79), (214.00±8.21) μm, and the mean SFCT were (264.54±121.71), (266.50±58.17), (261.86±90.95) μm. The average CRT of the affected eyes were (353.18±60.26), (280.14±11.08), (266.63±19.65) μm, and the average SFCT were (233.72±111.35), (237.75±53.30), (259.86±98.14) mm. Compared with the fellow eyes, the average CRT in the 3 groups were thickened, and the difference were statistically significant (t=8.274, 3.694, 11.577; P<0.001, 0.008, <0.001); the average SFCT in the total group was decreased, the difference was statistically significant (t=−2.138, P=0.048). The mean CRT among the 3 groups of eyes was statistically significant (F=12.02, P<0.001). There was no significant difference in the average SFCT (F=0.178, P=0.838). After 1 month follow-up, the mean CRT in the total, subtotal and incomplete group were (231.18±49.28), (219.16±21.34), (217.86±24.98) μm, and the average SFCT were (239.81±109.57), (241.86±42.81), (260.57±91.67) μm. Compared with before treatment, the average CRT in the three groups of eyes were decreased, the difference were statistically significant (t=13.032, 3.711, 4.970; P<0.001, 0.008, 0.003); the difference in mean SFCT were not statistically significant (t=−0.785, −0.202, −0.078; P=0.466, 0.845, 0.940). Correlation analysis showed that BCVA after treatment was positively correlated with pretreatment CRT (odds ratio=0.578, P=0.002).ConclusionCRAO resulted in CRT in the preliminary stage and became thinner after receiving treatments. There exists a positive correlation between visual outcome and CRT before receiving treatments.

    Release date:2018-05-18 06:38 Export PDF Favorites Scan
  • The thickness of the retina, choroid and sclera in different posterior sclera shape in high myopia

    Objective To observe the thickness of the retina, retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), choroid and sclera among the difference posterior sclera shape (PSS) in high myopia (HM). Methods Sixty HM patients (96 eyes) were enrolled in this study. There were 18 males (25 eyes) and 42 females (71 eyes). The mean age was (51.32±10.06) years. The mean spherical equivalent was (-14.38±6.31) DS. The mean axial length was (29.49±2.44) mm. The eyes were evaluated from deep range imaging optical coherent tomography (DRI-OCT) Atlantis 3D model, and divided as four groups include PSS-Ⅰ (27 eyes), PSS-Ⅱ (46 eyes), PSS-Ⅲ (11 eyes) and PSS-Ⅸ (12 eyes) according to the Curtin classification method. The thickness of the retina, RNFL, choroid and sclera were measured in the EDTRS Grid area. Results There were statistically significant differences in the thickness of retina of the central, first circle, second circle in the EDTRS Grid area among PSS-Ⅰ, PSS-Ⅱ, PSS-Ⅲ and PSS-Ⅸ groups (F=4.48, 5.03, 4.98; P<0.01). There was no statistically significant differences in the thickness of RNFL among four groups (F=0.13, P=0.93). There was no statistically significant differences in the central choroidal thickness (F=0.31, P=0.81). There were statistically significant differences in the first circle, second circle choroidal thickness among four groups (F=2.86, 2.96; P=0.04, 0.04). There was no statistically significant differences in the thickness of sclera under macular fovea among four groups (F=0.80, P=0.49). Conlusions There are changes of thickness of the retina, choroid present in the difference EDTRS Grid area among the difference PSS in HM, and changes in PSS-Ⅸ is most obvious.

    Release date:2017-11-20 02:25 Export PDF Favorites Scan
  • The influence of the choroidal thickness of the affected eye about anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drug treatment for retinal vein occlusion with macular edema

    ObjectiveTo observe the effect of intravitreal injection of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs on the subfoveal choroid thickness (SFCT) of patients with retinal vein occlusion (RVO) and macular edema (ME). MethodsA prospective clinical study. From January 2017 to January 2019, 59 monocular RVO-ME patients with 59 eyes diagnosed in the eye examination of The First Central Hospital of Baoding were included in the study. Among them, there were 31 males with 31 eyes and 28 females with 28 eyes; the average age was 57.4±10.3 years old. The course of the disease was 5 days to 1 month, all of whom had the first-onset disease. Branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) was found in 35 eyes (BRVO-ME group); non-ischemic central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) was found in 24 eyes (CRVO-ME group). Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and frequency domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) were performed. The BCVA examination was carried out using the international standard visual acuity chart, which was converted into the logarithmic minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) visual acuity during statistics. The Cirrus HD-OCT 5000 instrument from Carl Zeiss company of Germany was used to measure the central macular thickness (CMT) and SFCT. All eyes were treated with intravitreal injection of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs. The follow-up time after treatment was 6 months, and the changes of BCVA, CMT and SFCT of eyes before treatment and 2 weeks after treatment were compared and observed, as well as the occurrence of treatment-related complications. The comparison of BCVA, CMT, and SFCT at different times before and after treatment were adopted repeated measures analysis of variance; pairwise comparison of differences at different time points adopts the least significant difference t test. ResultsBefore treatment, the average logMAR BCVA and CMT of RVO-ME eyes were 0.92±0.46 and 604.71±169.35 μm, respectively. At 2 weeks, 1, 3, and 6 months after treatment, the average logMAR BCVA of the affected eye was significantly improved compared with that before treatment, and the CMT was significantly decreased. The difference was statistically significant (F=55.664, 59.518; P<0.05). Before treatment, the average SFCT of the affected eye and the contralateral eye of RVO-ME patients were 306.3±65.8 and 241.3±59.8 μm, respectively. The SFCT of the affected eye was significantly thicker than that of the contralateral healthy eye, and the difference was statistically significant (t=25.772, P<0.05). At 2 weeks, 1, 3, and 6 months after treatment, the average SFCT of the eyes were 267.7±81.4, 252.3±57.3, 239.2±46.5, 240.6±48.3 μm, respectively. Compared with before treatment, treatment SFCT decreased significantly at different times afterwards, and the difference was statistically significant (F=924.341, P<0.001). There was no significant difference in SFCT between CRVO-ME group and BRVO-ME group at 2 weeks, 1, 3, and 6 months after treatment (P>0.05). No complications such as endophthalmitis, cataract progression and neovascular glaucoma occurred during the follow-up period of all eyes. ConclusionThe SFCT of eyes with short course of disease and first-onset RVO-ME is thickened; anti-VEGF drug treatment can effectively reduce SFCT, improve ME, and increase BCVA.

    Release date:2021-10-19 01:27 Export PDF Favorites Scan
  • Distribution of choroidal thickness and its influencing factors in undergraduate students of Tianjin Medical University

    ObjectiveTo explore the distribution of choroidal thickness and its influence factors in university students.MethodsA cross-sectional study. A total of 896 eyes of 896 college students were included in the study. Among them, there were 350 males (350 eyes) and 546 females (546 eyes). All the eyes were right eyes. The average age was 19.18 ± 1.36 years old. According to the spherical equivalent refraction (SER), the eyes were divided into non-myopia group, low myopia group, moderate myopia group and high myopia group, which were 59, 251, 356 and 230 eyes, respectively. The subfoveal ChT (SFCT) was measured using a swept-frequency source optical coherence tomography scanner. According to the ETDRS, the choroid within 6 mm of the fovea was divided into three concentric circles centered on the fovea of the macula, which were the central area with a diameter of 1 mm, the inner ring area of 1-3 mm and the outer ring area of 3-6 mm. The outer ring area of 3-6 mm has a total of 9 zones. The inner ring and outer ring 4 regions were superior, inferior, nasal and temporal, respectively. The distribution characteristics of ChT in different regions, genders and diopter groups were observed. Bivariate correlation analysis were used to analyze the correlation of ChT and SER, axial length (AL).ResultsThe average SFCT of 896 eyes was 221.28±67.35 μm. The mean SFCT of males and females were 227.20±69.38 and 217.50±65.80 μm, respectively. The difference of SFCT between different genders was statistically significant (t=2.075, P=0.038). Compared with the central region ChT, there was no significant difference in ChT between the outer ring and the outer region (t=0.086, P=0.932). The difference of ChT in other regions was statistically significant (t=-21.973, -5.818, 36.328, -3.065, -18.017, -10.595, 57.007; P<0.001, <0.001, <0.001, <0.002, <0.001, <0.001, <0.001). In the horizontal direction, ChT gradually thickens from nasal to temporal (F=2 251.558, P<0.001); in the vertical direction, ChT gradually decreases from superior to the central, but have a little increased from central to inner inferior, then decreased to outer inferior again (F=45.425, P<0.05). Correlation analysis showed that SFCT was negatively correlated with AL (r=0.478, P<0.01) and a negative correlation with axial length (r=−0.395, P<0.01), and positively correlated with SER (r=0.478, P<0.01). SFCT decreased by 12.29 μm for every in myopic refractive error of 1 D, or by 20.14 μm for every increase in AL of 1 mm.ConclusionsChT is changed by different location. The horizontal direction is gradually thickened from nasal to temporal. The vertical direction is thicker than the center. The inferior inner ring area is thicker than the outer ring area. Gender, SER and AL are the influencing factors of SFCT.

    Release date:2018-07-23 04:02 Export PDF Favorites Scan
  • Clinical characteristics and risk factors of pachydrusen in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy

    ObjectiveTo observe the clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with pachydrusen in eyes affected by central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). MethodsA retrospective clinical study. From July 2021 to June 2024, 144 cases and 158 eyes of CSC patients diagnosed through ophthalmological examination at Department of Ophthalmology of The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University were included. All affected eyes underwent a series of assessments, including refraction, intraocular pressure measurement, fundus color photography, fluorescein fundus angiography (FFA), and swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT). Additionally, 58 eyes underwent indocyanine green angiography (ICGA). Cross-sectional (en-face) OCT was utilized to observe the colocalization of pachydrusen with areas of dilation of large choroidal vessels and attenuation of the choriocapillaris layer. The device was used for OCT included software for calculating subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT). FFA fluorescein leakage was categorized into “ink stain”, “cooking smoke”, and “diffuse point leakage”. Patients were classified into groups of CSC patients complicated by pachydrusen and groups of CSC patients without pachydrusen. Comparisons between the groups were performed using the χ2 test, and factors associated with the presence of pachydrusen were analyzed using logistic regression. ResultsAmong 158 eyes, 72 eyes (45.6%, 72/158) were complicated by pachydrusen. In en-face OCT images, pachydrusen were co-located with dilated large choroidal vessels in 59 eyes (81.94%, 59/72) and corresponded to choroidal capillary layer blood flow holes in 61 eyes (84.72%, 61/72). Among the 58 eyes that underwent ICGA examination, pachydrusen corresponded to punctate strong fluorescence in 46 eyes (79.31%, 46/58) and were located in areas of choroidal hyperpermeability in 43 eyes (74.14%, 43/58). Compared with the CSC group without pachydrusen, the incidence of choroidal neovascularization, flat irregular pigment epithelial detachment, diffuse punctal leakage and multiple leakage points increased in the CSC group, and the differences were statistically significant (χ2=6.217, 8.455, 5.363, 17.749; P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis indicated that age [odds ratio (OR)=1.116, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.060-1.176, P<0.001], chronic CSC [OR=2.628, 95%CI 1.250-5.526, P=0.011] were independent risk factors for the occurrence of pachydrusen. ConclusionsThe incidence of pachydrusen in eyes with CSC is 45.6%, with age and chronic CSC identified as independent risk factors for their occurrence. Pachydrusen correspond to dilated choroidal vessels and areas of choroidal hyperpermeability, which may serve as potential risk factors for CSC activity or development.

    Release date:2024-12-17 05:37 Export PDF Favorites Scan
  • Choroidal thickness in Chinese patients with non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy

    Objective To observe the peripapillary choroidal thicknesses (pCT) and subfoveal choroidal thicknesses (SFCT) of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). Methods Forty-four Chinese patients with unilateral NAION were recruited and compared with 60 eyes of 60 normal age and refractive-error matched control subjects. pCT and SFCT were measured by enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography. Choroidal thicknesses of eyes with NAION and unaffected fellow eyes were compared with normal controls. Choroidal thicknesses of NAION eyes with or without optic disc edema were also compared. The correlation between choroidal thickness and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and the mean deviation (MD) of Humphrey static perimetry in NAION eyes were analyzed. Results The pCT at the nasal, nasal inferior and temporal inferior quadrants in NAION eyes with optic disc edema were significantly thicker than that of normal subjects (t=3.152, 3.166, 2.808; P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the choroidal thicknesses between the unaffected fellow eyes of NAION patients and normal eyes of healthy controls; or between the NAION eyes with resolved optic disc edema and normal eyes (P>0.05). No significant correlation between choroidal thickness (r=-0.220, -0.140, 0.110), SFCT (r=0.096, -0.148, -0.131) and logMAR BCVA, perimetry MD and RNFL was found in eyes affected by NAION (P>0.05). Conclusions The peripapillary choroidal thicknesses increase in some quadrants in NAION eyes with optic disc edema. However, the choroidal thickness of NAION eyes is the same in age and refractive error-matched normal subjects.

    Release date:2017-09-19 03:09 Export PDF Favorites Scan
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