Choroidal Thickness in Normal Pakistani Eyes using Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography
Nesr Farooq, Syed Abdullah Mazhar, Faisal Mehmood, Hafiz Waqar Ahmad Ghauri, Abdul Bari Kakar, Muhammad Amin
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Information on choroidal thickness
may be helpful in a variety of clinical settings for diagnosis, treatment, and
disease progression assessment.
Aim:
To assess the choroidal thickness
in normal Pakistani eyes using swept source optical coherence tomography.
Study
design: Cross-sectional study
Place
and duration of study:
Department of Ophthalmology, Shalimar Medical & Dental College from 1st
March 2021 to 31st August 2021.
Methodology:
Three hundred eyes were included
from 150 healthy individuals. A thorough eye examination was performed for all
the included participants. Choroidal thickness was measured by using swept
source optical coherence tomography.
Results:
The mean subfoveal choroidal
thickness was 296.80±145.13 µ. The nasal outer macula was observed minimum mean
choroidal thickness of 240.3±120.12 µ while in superior inner macula it was
maximum mean choroidal thickness of 307.91±122.76µ. A non-significant
(p=0.0731) and negative correlation (r = −0.0887) of age was observed with
subfoveal choroidal thickness. The correlation of refractive error with
subfoveal choroidal thickness was positive (r = 0.2271) and significant
statistically (P = 0.001). Negative correlation (r = −0.3273) of the axial
length was observed with subfoveal choroidal thickness (p=0.021).
Conclusion:
The increase of axial length and
age, decreases in the choroidal thickness occur.
Key
words: Choroidal thickness; Normal eyes;
Swept source optical chohence tomography (OCT)
ABSTRACT
Background:
Information on choroidal thickness
may be helpful in a variety of clinical settings for diagnosis, treatment, and
disease progression assessment.
Aim:
To assess the choroidal thickness
in normal Pakistani eyes using swept source optical coherence tomography.
Study
design: Cross-sectional study
Place
and duration of study:
Department of Ophthalmology, Shalimar Medical & Dental College from 1st
March 2021 to 31st August 2021.
Methodology:
Three hundred eyes were included
from 150 healthy individuals. A thorough eye examination was performed for all
the included participants. Choroidal thickness was measured by using swept
source optical coherence tomography.
Results:
The mean subfoveal choroidal
thickness was 296.80±145.13 µ. The nasal outer macula was observed minimum mean
choroidal thickness of 240.3±120.12 µ while in superior inner macula it was
maximum mean choroidal thickness of 307.91±122.76µ. A non-significant
(p=0.0731) and negative correlation (r = −0.0887) of age was observed with
subfoveal choroidal thickness. The correlation of refractive error with
subfoveal choroidal thickness was positive (r = 0.2271) and significant
statistically (P = 0.001). Negative correlation (r = −0.3273) of the axial
length was observed with subfoveal choroidal thickness (p=0.021).
Conclusion:
The increase of axial length and
age, decreases in the choroidal thickness occur.
Key
words: Choroidal thickness; Normal eyes;
Swept source optical chohence tomography (OCT)