Observational studyGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2022
Macular vascular density and visual function after phacoemulsification in cataract patients with non-pathological high myopia: a prospective observational cohort study.
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- Macular vessel density in highly myopic eyes with a history of uncomplicated cataract surgery: a cross-sectional OCTA study.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Observational
- Post-phacoemulsification Vascular Changes in the Macula and Optic Nerve Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography: A Systematic Review.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2026Review
- Spontaneous changes in brain network centrality in patients with pathological myopia: A voxel-wise degree centrality analysis.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2023Article
- Color doppler ultrasound analysis of pathological myopia induced changes in retrobulbar blood flow and its relationship with characteristic changes in myopia.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
purposesThis study aimed to evaluate changes in macular vascular density and macular function in patients with high myopia cataract (HMC) after phacoemulsification surgery, using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and multifocal electroretinography (mfERG).
methodsPatients with cataracts scheduled for phacoemulsification surgery were divided into a high myopia group (axial length > 26.5 mm) and a control group (22 mm < axial length ≤ 24.5 mm). OCTA examinations were performed before surgery and at 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3-6 months post-surgery, while mfERG was conducted before surgery and at 3-6 months post-surgery.
resultsA total of 38 patients were included, of whom 20 were HMC patients and 18 were control patients. The macular vascular density significantly increased after phacoemulsification surgery in both groups, while foveal avascular zone area decreased significantly (HMC group: all p < 0.01; control group: all p < 0.05). Mean changes in macular vascular density were significantly greater in HMC patients than in the control group at 1 day after surgery (all p < 0.05). The amplitude density and latency of P1 wave in all macular rings (Ring
conclusionPhacoemulsification may not affect HMC patients' macular mfERG responses within 3-6 months post-surgery, but it may influence macular microcirculation. HMC patients should be closely monitored after surgery, as their retinal vascular density may fluctuate substantially in the early postoperative period.
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