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ArticleBMC ophthalmology2022

Altered retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in children with allergic conjunctivitis: the Nanjing eye study.

Danni Chen, Rui Li, Dan Huang, Haohai Tong, Xiaoyan Zhao, Wen Yan, Shiya Shen, Hu Liu, Hui Zhu

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Article in BMC ophthalmology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Danni Chen *Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Rui Li *Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Dan Huang *Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Haohai TongThe Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Eye Center, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xiaoyan ZhaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213164, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China.
Wen YanDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, The First people's Hospital of Yancheng, Yancheng, China.
Shiya ShenDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Hu LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. liuhu@njmu.edu.cn.
Hui ZhuDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. zhny1125@njmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1326-3996
Nanjing Medical University · CNChangzhou No.2 People's Hospital · CNNantong University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CN

Funding

Jiangsu Province's Science and Technology Project BE2020722the National Natural Science Foundation of China 81803258the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82003475
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSo far, few data are available on the relationship between allergic conjunctivitis (AC) and ocular fundus. Whether retinal parameters change in patients with AC remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the influence of AC on retinal thickness and vessel density among 7-years-old school-age children.

methodsThis large population-based study is part of the Nanjing Eye Study (NES). Comprehensive examinations including anthropometric parameters, refraction, ocular biometric parameters, intraocular pressure and retinal parameters were conducted on each child. Retinal thickness and vessel density were assessed using the optical coherence tomography angiography. Information on AC was obtained from a comprehensive questionnaire.

resultsA total of 739 children (mean age ± SD: 7.40 ± 0.29 years) had complete eye examination and questionnaire data we needed. Ninety-four children (12.7%) had AC, among which, 5 children had the history of corticosteroid use and were excluded from the final analysis. Spherical equivalent, axial length, body mass index and birth weight were correlated with retinal parameters. After adjusting for sex, age, spherical equivalent, axial length, body mass index, birth weight and premature history, children with AC had thinner retinal nerve fiber layer thickness for average (117.39 versus 120.97 μm, p = 0.007), temporal (80.73 versus 84.34 μm, p = 0.001), nasal (98.82 versus 102.18 μm, p = 0.049) and inferior (152.68 versus 157.06 μm, p = 0.034) quadrants than the control group.

conclusionsChildren with AC tended to have thinner retinal nerve fiber layer thickness. More attention is needed to fundus condition of children with AC.

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Conjunctivitis, AllergicRetinal Ganglion CellsBirth WeightChildHumansNerve FibersRetinaTomography, Optical CoherenceAllergic conjunctivitisOpticalRetinal thicknessSchool childrenVessel density

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