Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness in Myopia: An OCT-Based Study in Young Chinese Patients

Myopia is a common cause of visual impairment worldwide. Choroidal thickness (ChT) reflects the characteristic changes in myopic children and may be used as an important index of myopia. The purpose of this study was to investigate ChT and its distribution across the posterior pole in young myopic C...

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Published in:Journal of ophthalmology 2020, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-7
Main Authors: Lin, Nana, Yu, Li, Mao, Tian, Tu, Jun, Xiong, Fen, Liao, Hongfei
Format: Article
Language:English
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Medicine, Experimental
Myopia
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Summary:Myopia is a common cause of visual impairment worldwide. Choroidal thickness (ChT) reflects the characteristic changes in myopic children and may be used as an important index of myopia. The purpose of this study was to investigate ChT and its distribution across the posterior pole in young myopic Chinese patients using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) and to explore the factors associated with it. A total of 402 myopic Chinese patients aged 6–16 years who underwent complete ophthalmic examinations, including those for axial length, cycloplegic refraction, and intraocular pressure, were examined with EDI-OCT. The mean subfoveal ChT was 303.08 ± 76.87 μm and displayed large variations at different positions (p
ISSN:2090-004X
2090-0058
DOI:10.1155/2020/5896016