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ArticleBMC ophthalmology2024

Subfoveal choroidal thickness in a general elderly population; Tehran geriatric eye study.

Alireza Hashemi, Payam Nabovati, Abolghasem Mortazavi, Hassan Hashemi, Mehdi Khabazkhoob

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Article in BMC ophthalmology, 2024. 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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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Alireza HashemiNoor Ophthalmology Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Payam NabovatiRehabilitation Research Center, Department of Optometry, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abolghasem MortazaviDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hassan HashemiNoor Research Center for Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran. hhashemi@noorvision.com.
Mehdi KhabazkhoobDepartment of Basic Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Noor Eye Hospital · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRSina Hospital · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo determine the distribution of subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) and its associated demographic, ocular, and systemic factors in an elderly population.

methodsThis report is part of the Tehran Geriatric Eye Study (TGES); a population-based cross-sectional study that was conducted on the urban elderly population of Tehran, aged 60 years and above using multi-stage stratified random cluster sampling. Choroidal imaging was performed using Spectralis SD-OCT with enhanced depth imaging mode.

resultsThe average SFCT was 265.3 ± 25.9 μm (95% CI: 262.8-267.7) in the whole sample. According to the multiple generalized estimating equation (GEE) model, pseudophakia had a statistically significant direct relationship with SFCT (coefficient = 5.69), and history of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) was significantly inversely related to SFCT (coefficient=-4.77). Moreover, there was a significant interaction between age and sex in the average SFCT so that with increasing age, the SFCT increased in men and decreased in women.

conclusionThe normal values of SFCT in the present study can be used as a reference database for clinical and research purposes. Age-sex interaction, pseudophakia, and history of CVA were significantly associated with SFCT in the elderly population. It is recommended that these factors be taken into account when interpreting SFCT data.

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ChoroidPseudophakiaAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIranMaleTomography, Optical CoherenceCross-sectional studyElderlySD-OCTSubfoveal choroidal thickness

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