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ArticleFrontiers in ophthalmology2023

Quantitative assessment of the choroidal vasculature in myopic macular degeneration with optical coherence tomographic angiography.

Yee Shan Dan, Kai Xiong Cheong, Shen Yi Lim, Qiu Ying Wong, Rachel S Chong, Chee Wai Wong, Quan V Hoang

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Article in Frontiers in ophthalmology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Yee Shan DanSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
Kai Xiong CheongSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
Shen Yi LimSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
Qiu Ying WongSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
Rachel S ChongSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
Chee Wai WongSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
Quan V HoangSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore.

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Abstract

Background: To assess and compare choroidal morphometric vascular parameters, using optical coherence tomographic angiography (OCTA), in highly myopic adults with and without myopic macular degeneration (MMD). Methods: This is a clinic-based observational study of 148 eyes with axial length (AL) ≥25mm, enrolled from the high myopia clinic of the Singapore National Eye Centre. MMD was graded from fundus photographs. Swept source OCT (SS-OCT) and OCTA were performed and assessed for choroidal layer thickness (CT) and choroidal vasculature (choroidal vessel density (CVD), choroidal branch area (CBA) and mean choroidal vessel width (MCVW)) in the different choroidal layers (overall choroidal layer (CL), medium-vessel choroidal layer (MVCL), large-vessel choroidal layer (LVCL)). Results: CT Conclusion: Decrease in choroidal vessel width, density and thickness, and an increase in vascular branching were observed in eyes with long AL. A thinner and denser choroid with greater branching area and vessel width, which may all be signs of hypoxia, were associated with greater odds of MMD2.

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choroidal branch areachoroidal thicknesschoroidal vessel densitychoroidal vessel widthlarge vesselmedium vesselmyopic macular degenerationoptical coherence tomographic angiography

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