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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2024

Orbital decompression improves visual function and macular blood perfusion status in patients with thyroid-related eye disease.

Bingxuan Wu, Min Zhu, Feng Zhang, Jiamin Cao, Bingyu Xie, Ziyi Zhu, Wei Xiong

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Bingxuan WuDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Min ZhuDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Feng ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Jiamin CaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Bingyu XieDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Ziyi ZhuDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Wei XiongDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.

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Abstract

Background: Orbital decompression surgery is a treatment option for Thyroid-associated Ophthalmopathy (TAO). However, its effects on visual function and macular perfusion status remain unclear. This study examined how orbital decompression surgery affects visual acuity and macular blood flow in TAO patients and the variation between these two factors. Methods: This study involved cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of 54 TAO patients, who were categorized into a normal vision group ( Results: The LogMar BCVA in the visual impairment group was significantly worse than that in the normal vision group ( Conclusion: This study found that TAO patients with visual impairment had lower macular blood flow perfusion than those with normal vision. Endoscopic orbital decompression surgery was found to improve both the best-corrected visual acuity and macular blood flow perfusion in TAO patients with visual impairment, and the improvement in visual acuity was correlated with the improvement in macular blood flow perfusion.

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best corrected visual acuitymacular bloodOCTAorbital decompression surgerythyroid-related eye disease

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