Observational studyTranslational vision science & technology2023
Choroidal Vortex Vein Drainage System in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Using Ultra-Widefield Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.
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- Patterns of Choroidal Configuration in Pachychoroid Spectrum Disease.Ophthalmology science · 2026Article
- Vortex Vein Morphology and Choroidal Thickness as Predictors of Refractive Status: Model Construction and Mediation Analysis.Translational vision science & technology · 2026Article
- Physical Activity and Macular Choroidal Circulation in Older Adults With Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study.Translational vision science & technology · 2026Article
- Wide-Field OCTA Evaluation of Dominant Vortex Veins Among Healthy and Pachychoroid Eyes: Distribution Patterns and Choroidal Parameters.Translational vision science & technology · 2026Article
- Widefield Analysis of Choroidal Vascular Characteristics in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy With Different Choroidal Vein Drainage System.Translational vision science & technology · 2026Article
- Characteristics of vortex vein in healthy eyes and fundus diseases imaged by ultra-widefield OCTA.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025Article
- Quantitative analysis of choroidal vascular structures and anatomical changes in pachychoroid spectrum diseases using ultra-widefield SS-OCTA.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Characterization of Vortex Vein Drainage System in Healthy Individuals Imaged by Ultra-Widefield Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.Translational vision science & technology · 2024Article
- Profiles of Choroidal Vortex Vein Drainage System Using Ultra-Widefield OCT Angiography in a Chinese Population.Ophthalmology scienceArticle
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Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate differences in the choroidal vortex vein drainage system (VV) in eyes between patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) and unaffected individuals using ultra-widefield optical coherence tomography angiography (UWF-OCTA). Methods: In this cross-sectional observational study, 40 eyes of patients with CSC and 28 eyes of healthy volunteers were included. The analysis involved the use of UWF-OCTA to analyze the proportion of the choroidal vortex vein drainage system (VV%), choroidal thickness, choroidal vascular volume (CVV), and choroidal vascularity index (CVI) of the VV in each drainage quadrant. The location relationship between the leakage points in fluorescein angiography and the VV was also explored. Results: A within-group analysis of VV% showed a statistically significant difference in the CSC group (P < 0.001) but not in the control group (P = 0.270). Compared to healthy eyes, CSC eyes had a significantly larger CVV and higher CVI in all regions (all P < 0.05). The superotemporal (ST) drainage system had the largest CVV and thickest choroidal layer among the four drainage quadrants (all P < 0.05) in CSC eyes. The leakage rate in the ST quadrant was significantly higher than that in the inferotemporal quadrant (P < 0.001). Conclusions: CSC eyes have an asymmetric vortex vein drainage system, with relative hyperperfusion in all VV. Further, the preferential drainage route of the submacular choroid may be the ST drainage system in CSC eyes. Translational Relevance: Targeting the imbalanced drainage system could be a potential therapeutic approach for CSC.
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