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ArticleScientific reports2023

Analysis of widefield choroidal thickness maps of healthy eyes using swept source optical coherence tomography.

Masatoshi Hirano, Yuki Muraoka, Takahiro Kogo, Masaharu Ishikura, Naomi Nishigori, Naoko Ueda-Arakawa, Manabu Miyata, Masayuki Hata, Ayako Takahashi, Masahiro Miyake and 1 more

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  1. Global choroidal thickness in healthy eyes assessed by ultra-widefield swept-source optical coherence tomography.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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Masatoshi HiranoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Yuki MuraokaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan. muraoka@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Takahiro KogoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Masaharu IshikuraDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Naomi NishigoriDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Naoko Ueda-ArakawaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Manabu MiyataDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Masayuki HataDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Ayako TakahashiDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Masahiro MiyakeDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Akitaka TsujikawaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.

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Abstract

We aimed to obtain widefield (WF) swept source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) data and examine the features of choroidal thickness maps in healthy eyes. The posterior pole choroidal thickness was examined in 127 eyes using enhanced depth imaging of SS-OCT with a viewing angle of 20 (vertical) × 23 (horizontal) mm, and choroidal thickness maps were generated. For SS-OCT image analysis, we developed a grid with inner and outer rings, each divided into superotemporal, inferotemporal, superonasal, and inferonasal quadrants, comprising a total of nine subfields, including the central 3-mm ring. The posterior pole choroidal thicknesses were significantly lower at the periphery than in the central area, in the inferior field than in the superior field, and in the nasal field than in the temporal field (p < 0.001 for all). We also evaluated the effects of age and axial length (AL) on the WF choroidal thickness. The choroidal thickness in all subfields was negatively associated with advanced age (p < 0.05). The choroidal thicknesses in the central and inferonasal inner and outer subfields were negatively associated with AL (p = 0.042, 0.034, and 0.022, respectively). These findings provide insights into the two-dimensional characteristics of choroidal thickness and its association with age and AL.

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ChoroidTomography, Optical CoherenceComputer SystemsHealth StatusImage Processing, Computer-Assisted

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PMCPMC10366186

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