ArticleTranslational vision science & technology2020
Comparison of the Morphology of the Foveal Pit Between African and Caucasian Populations.
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- Spatial characterization of the effect of age and sex on macular layer thicknesses and foveal pit morphology.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize foveal pit morphology in an African (Ghanaian) population, to compare it to that of a Caucasian group and to determine if it varied with age in the two populations. Methods: The depth, diameter, slope, and volume of the foveal pit were interpolated from optical coherence tomography volume scans recorded in 84 Ghanaian and 37 Caucasian individuals. Their association with age, sex, and ethnicity was investigated using multilevel regression models. Results: The foveal pit differed significantly in width, slope, and volume between Ghanaian men and women ( Conclusions: The morphology of the foveal pit differs between African and Caucasian individuals. These anatomic differences should be considered when examining differences in prevalence and clinical features of vitreoretinal disorders involving the fovea between the two populations. Translational Relevance: Differences in retinal anatomy may partly explain variations in the prevalence and clinical features of retinal diseases between Africans and Caucasians. Such differences should be adequately considered in diagnoses and monitoring of ocular diseases in patients with African ancestry.
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