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ArticleJournal of current ophthalmology

Choroidal Vascularity Index Alterations across the Spectrum of Pseudoexfoliation Disease and Healthy Eyes.

Reza Zarei, Mandana Esfahani, Samin Ghasemi, Tahereh Mahmoudi, Ali Banafshe Afshan, Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei, Mona Safizadeh

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Reza ZareiGlaucoma Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mandana EsfahaniGlaucoma Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Samin GhasemiGlaucoma Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Tahereh MahmoudiDepartment of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Ali Banafshe AfshanGlaucoma Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Mehdi TabatabaeiGlaucoma Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mona SafizadehGlaucoma Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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Abstract

Purpose: To compare the macular choroidal vascularity index (CVI) among patients diagnosed with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (PXG), pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX), and healthy individuals. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted involving 77 eyes with PXG, 28 with PEX, and 74 from healthy controls. Enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography scans of the macula were analyzed using ImageJ software. The CVI was obtained by calculating the proportion of the luminal area within the total choroidal area. Generalized linear models were employed for statistical evaluation. Results: Subjects in the PXG and PEX groups were significantly older than those in the control group ( Conclusions: PXG may be associated with reduced CVI in the macular region, suggesting potential choroidal vascular alterations. This warrants further investigation into the vascular aspects of PXG pathophysiology.

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Choroidal vascularity indexEnhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomographyPseudoexfoliation glaucomaPseudoexfoliation syndrome

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