Nesr Farooq, Syed Abdullah Mazhar, Faisal Mehmood, Hafiz Waqar Ahmad Ghauri, Abdul Bari Kakar, Muhammad Amin

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)



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