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ArticleTranslational vision science & technology2024

Inter-Individual Topographic Variation of Choroidal Thickness in Healthy Eyes on Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography.

Zehua Jiang, Tian Lin, Aidi Lin, Xujia Liu, Xiaoting Mai, Jianwei Lin, Carol Y L Cheung, Haoyu Chen

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Zehua JiangJoint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China.
Tian LinJoint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China.
Aidi LinJoint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China.
Xujia LiuJoint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China.
Xiaoting MaiJoint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China.
Jianwei LinJoint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China.
Carol Y L CheungDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Haoyu ChenJoint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · CNShantou University Medical College · CNShantou University · CN

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Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the topographic characters of inter-individual variations of the macular choroidal thickness (CT). Methods: This was a retrospective study. Macular CT data for 900 0.2 × 0.2-mm grids from 410 healthy eyes were collected from swept-source optical coherence tomography. Following the analysis of factors associated with mean CT, the β-coefficients of the included associated factors in each grid were summarized for choroidal thickness changes analysis. Additionally, the coefficient of variance (CoV), coefficient of determination (CoD), and coefficient of variance unexplained (CoVU) for CT were calculated in each individual grid to investigate the inter-individual choroidal variations pattern. Results: Sex (β = -17.26, female vs. male), age (β = -1.61, per 1 year), and axial length (β = -18.62, per 1 mm) were associated with mean macular CT. Females had a thinner choroid in all 900 grids (0.5-26.9 µm). As age increased, the CT noticeably decreased (8.74-19.87 µm per 10 years) in the temporal regions. With axial length elongation, the thinning (7.94-24.91 µm per 1 mm) was more evident in subfoveal and nasal regions. Both the CoV (34.69%-58.00%) and CoVU (23.05%-40.78%) were lower in the temporal regions, whereas the CoD (18.41%-39.66%) was higher in the temporal regions. Conclusions: Choroidal thinning is more predominant in the subfoveal and nasal regions with axial length elongation, but in the temporal region with aging. The inter-individual variation of CT is higher and less determined by sex, age, or axial length in the nasal regions. Translational Relevance: Topographic variation should be considered when interpreting choroidal thickness.

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ChoroidTomography, Optical CoherenceChildFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective Studies

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