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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2023

Decreased macular choriocapillaris in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy: focusing on chorioretinal folds with and without optic disc edema.

Peng Zeng, Jia-Qi Liang, Yuan-Yu Peng, Shu-Xian Fan, Jing Wang, Shi-You Zhou, Peng Tian, Mei Wang

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Peng ZengDepartment of Ophthalmology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jia-Qi LiangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yuan-Yu PengDepartment of Ophthalmology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Shu-Xian FanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jing WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Shi-You ZhouState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Peng TianDepartment of Otolaryngology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Mei WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the vessel density (VD) of the macular choriocapillaris (CC) and retina in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) patients with chorioretinal folds (CRFs) with and without optic disc edema (ODE) and the correlations of these characteristics with visual function. Method: This was a cross-sectional study. Twenty TAO patients with CRFs (35 eyes) and 20 normal subjects (normal group, 40 eyes) were recruited at the Ophthalmology Department of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital from March 2018 to October 2022. Then, CRF patients were divided into two groups, the ODE and non-ODE groups (NODE), based on the presence or absence of ODE. All the patients underwent optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and the VD of the macular CC and retina was computed. The correlation of VD and visual function was analyzed. Results: Compared with the normal group, the macular whole-image VD in the retinal superficial layer (SLR-mwiVD: 49.82 ± 3.38 in the normal group, 42.44 ± 5.40 in the NODE group, and 42.51 ± 5.37 in the ODE group), deep layer (DLR-mwiVD: 51.05 ± 6.23 in the normal group, 45.71 ± 6.66 in the NODE group, and 46.31 ± 5.48 in the ODE group), and CC (CC-mwiVD: 70.23 ± 2.47 in the normal group, 68.04 ± 3.73 in the NODE group, and 63.09 ± 6.51 in the ODE group) was decreased in the NODE (all Conclusions: There was a significant decrease in the VD of the macular CC and retina of patients with CRFs with or without ODE, which was correlated with visual dysfunction. The VD of the macular CC in CRF patients with ODE was significantly reduced compared with that in the NODE group, but similar results were not observed in the retina.

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Graves OphthalmopathyOptic DiskPapilledemaChoroidCross-Sectional StudiesFluorescein AngiographyHumansRetinal Vesselschoriocapillarischorioretinal foldsoptic disc edemathyroid-associated ophthalmopathyvessel density

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PMCPMC10160642
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