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ArticleBMC ophthalmology2020

Choroidal vessel density in unilateral hyperopic amblyopia using en-face optical coherence tomography.

Syunsuke Araki, Atsushi Miki, Katsutoshi Goto, Tsutomu Yamashita, Tsuyoshi Yoneda, Atsushi Fujiwara, Kazuko Haruishi, Yoshiaki Ieki, Junichi Kiryu, Goro Maehara and 1 more

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Article in BMC ophthalmology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Syunsuke ArakiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan.
Atsushi MikiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan. amiki@tc5.so-net.ne.jp.
Katsutoshi GotoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan.
Tsutomu YamashitaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan.
Tsuyoshi YonedaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan.
Atsushi FujiwaraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan.
Kazuko HaruishiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan.
Yoshiaki IekiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan.
Junichi KiryuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan.
Goro MaeharaDepartment of Human Sciences, Kanagawa University, 3-27-1 Rokkakubashi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 221-8686, Japan.
Kiyoshi YaoedaDivision of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan.
Kawasaki Medical School · JPKawasaki University of Medical Welfare · JPKanagawa University · JPNiigata University Medical and Dental Hospital · JP

Funding

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 17K04506
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStructural changes of the choroid, such as choroidal thickening, have been indicated in amblyopic eyes with hyperopic anisometropia as compared to fellow or healthy eyes. The purpose of the present study was to investigate choroidal vascular density (CVD) in children with unilateral hyperopic amblyopia.

methodsThis study included 88 eyes of 44 patients with unilateral amblyopia due to hyperopic anisometropia with or without strabismus and 29 eyes of 29 age-matched normal controls. The CVD of Haller's layer was quantified from en-face images constructed by 3-dimensional swept-source optical coherence tomography images flattened relative to Bruch's membrane. The analysis area was a 3 × 3-mm square of macula after magnification correction. Relationships between CVD and other parameters [best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), refractive error and subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT)] were investigated, and CVDs were compared between amblyopic, fellow, and normal control eyes.

resultsMean CVD was 59.11 ± 0.66% in amblyopic eyes, 59.23 ± 0.81% in fellow eyes, and 59.29 ± 0.74% in normal control eyes. CVD showed a significant positive relationship with SFCT (p = 0.004), but no relationships with other parameters. No significant differences in CVD were evident among amblyopic, fellow, and normal control eyes after adjusting for SFCT (p = 0.502).

conclusionsCVD was unrelated to BCVA, and CVD did not differ significantly among amblyopic, fellow and normal control eyes. These results suggest that the local CVD of Haller's layer is unaffected in unilateral hyperopic amblyopic eyes.

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AmblyopiaHyperopiaChildChoroidHumansTomography, Optical CoherenceVisual AcuityAmblyopiaChoroidOptical coherence tomographyVascular density

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