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Observational studyScientific reports2024

Superficial ocular vascular changes after orbital decompression in patients with thyroid ophthalmopathy measured by anterior segment OCT angiography; an observational study.

Seyed Mohsen Rafizadeh, Mostafa Heidari, Amirhossein Aghajani, Zahra Montazeriani, Pedram Afshar, Sajad Mansourian, Ahmad Masoumi, Mohammad Taher Rajabi

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Seyed Mohsen RafizadehDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mostafa HeidariDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mostafahaidari70@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1391-2685
Amirhossein AghajaniDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zahra MontazerianiDepartment of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Pedram AfsharDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sajad MansourianDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ahmad MasoumiEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Taher RajabiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a common ophthalmologic manifestation of thyroid dysfunction. Despite various imaging techniques available, there hasn't been a widely adopted method for assessing the anterior segment vasculature in TED patients. Our study aimed to evaluate alterations in ocular surface circulation following orbital decompression surgery in TED patients and investigate factors influencing these changes. Using anterior segment optical coherence tomography-angiography (AS-OCTA), we measured ocular surface vascularity features, including vessel density (VD), vessel diameter index (VDI), and vessel length density (VLD), both before and after decompression surgery, alongside standard ophthalmic examinations. Our AS-OCTA analysis revealed a significant decrease in most of the temporal vasculature measurements six weeks post-surgery (p < 0.05). However, differences in the nasal region were not statistically significant. These findings indicate notable changes in ocular surface circulation following orbital decompression in TED patients, which may have implications for intraocular pressure (IOP) control and ocular surface symptoms management. AS-OCTA holds promise as a tool for evaluating the effectiveness of decompression surgery and assessing the need for further interventions.

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Decompression, SurgicalGraves OphthalmopathyTomography, Optical CoherenceAdultAgedAngiographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOrbitAnterior segment-OCT angiographyOcular surfaceThyroid eye disease

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PMID38914689
PMCPMC11196598

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