ArticleBMJ open ophthalmology2019
Repeatability of choroidal thickness measurements with Spectralis OCT images.
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- Orthokeratology with increased compression factor in adolescent myopia control: a 2-year prospective randomized clinical trial.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Vanishing pachy-choroid in pachychoroid neovasculopathy under long-term anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy.BMC ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Topographic distribution features of the choroidal and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in Chinese school-aged children.International journal of ophthalmology · 2020Article
- Topographic distribution features of the choroidal and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in Wenzhou school-aged children.International journal of ophthalmology · 2020Article
- Weekly Changes in Axial Length and Choroidal Thickness in Children During and Following Orthokeratology Treatment With Different Compression Factors.Translational vision science & technology · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the repeatability of choroidal thickness measurements determined from enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) images of eyes after wearing single-vision spectacles (SV) and orthokeratology (ortho-k) lenses. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Two EDI-OCT images of 40 children (SV: 20, ortho-k: 20) taken at a single visit were analysed twice. Subjects in the ortho-k group had been wearing ortho-k for 1-4 weeks. The choroidal thickness was determined from each image using a graph theory-based software and, where appropriate, manual correction of choroidal boundaries was undertaken by an experienced examiner.
resultsThe mean (±SD) choroidal thickness was 227.3±42.2 µm for the SV subjects and 251.1±54.4 µm for the ortho-k subjects. The interimage differences in choroidal thickness were -0.99±3.54 and -1.14±5.03 µm for the SV and ortho-k subjects, respectively, and the limits of agreement were +5.96 to -7.93 and +8.72 to -11.00 µm, respectively.
conclusionThe coefficients of repeatability of choroidal thickness measurements from two EDI-OCT images taken at a single visit were 7.08 µm (SV) and 10.06 µm (ortho-k), suggesting that a change in choroidal thickness of less than 10 µm may not indicate a real change resulting from ortho-k lens wear.
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