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Evaluation of choroidal thickness and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in patients with unilateral amblyopia: a prospective study / Avaliação da espessura da coroide e da camada de fibras nervosas da retina em pacientes com ambliopia unilateral: um estudo prospectivo
Torabi, Hamidreza; Mosavi, Seyed Aliasghar; Jadidi, Khosrow; Alishiri, Aliagha.
  • Torabi, Hamidreza; Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences. Health Management Research Center. Tehran. IR
  • Mosavi, Seyed Aliasghar; Semnan University of Medical Sciences. Vision Health Research Center. Semnan. IR
  • Jadidi, Khosrow; Semnan University of Medical Sciences. Vision Health Research Center. Semnan. IR
  • Alishiri, Aliagha; Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences. Department of Ophthalmology. Bandar Abbas. IR
Rev. bras. oftalmol ; 80(2): 96-99, Mar.-Apr. 2021. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1280112
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT

Purpose:

to compare the Subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness (RNFL) of amblyopic and normal fellow eyes.

Design:

Prospective, cross-sectional, observational case series.

Methods:

Forty patients age 12 to 41 years (mean 23.73 ± 6.42) with unilateral amblyopia were studied. Among them, 11(28.2%) patients had amblyopia secondary to strabismus and 29(71.8 %) had anisometropic amblyopia. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the peripapillary RNFL thickness of amblyopic and fellow eyes was performed. RNFL thickness measurements were taken from the superior, inferior, nasal and temporal quadrants in the peripapillary region. Also, subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) was measured using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).

Results:

Mean global RNFL thickness of the amblyopic and fellow eyes was 104.48 microns and 102.83 microns, respectively. The difference between the two groups was not statistically significant (p>0.05%). The thicknesses of the superior, inferior, nasal and temporal quadrants of the retinal nerve fiber layer between the amblyopic and normal fellow eyes showed no statistically significant difference (p>0.05%). However, the SFCT of amblyopic eye was 11 or more microns thicker than the fellow eye and this was statistically significant different (p<0.05%).

Conclusions:

This study demonstrated SFCT in amblyopic eyes was significantly thicker than the normal fellow eyes. The amblyopic process may involve the choroid, but not the prepapillary NFL.
RESUMO
RESUMO

Objetivo:

comparar a espessura da coroide subfoveal (CSF) e da camada de fibra nervosa retinal (CFNR) de olhos amblíopes e normais.

Design:

série de casos prospectivos, transversais e observacionais.

Métodos:

Quarenta pacientes com idade entre 12 e 41 anos (média 23,73 ± 6,42) com ambliopia unilateral foram estudados. Entre eles, 11 (28,2%) pacientes apresentavam ambliopia secundária a estrabismo e 29 (71,8%) apresentavam ambliopia anisometrópica. Foi realizada tomografia de coerência óptica (TCO) da espessura da CFNR peripapilar do olho amblíope e do outro olho. As medidas de espessura da CFNR foram realizadas nos quadrantes superior, inferior, nasal e temporal na região peripapilar. Além disso, a espessura da coroide subfoveal (CSF) foi medida através de tomografia de coerência óptica de domínio espectral (TCO-DE).

Resultados:

A espessura média global da CFNR do olho amblíope e do outro olho foi de 104,48 mícrons e 102,83 mícrons, respectivamente. A diferença entre os dois grupos não foi estatisticamente significativa (p > 0,05%). As espessuras dos quadrantes superior, inferior, nasal e temporal da camada de fibras nervosas da retina entre o olho amblíope e o normal não apresentaram diferença estatisticamente significativa (p > 0,05%). No entanto, a CSF do olho amblíope foi 11 mícrons mais espessa (ou mais) do que a do outro olho - essa diferença foi estatisticamente significativa (p < 0,05%).

Conclusões:

Este estudo demonstrou que a CSF dos olhos amblíopes foi significativamente mais espessa do que a dos olhos normais. O processo amblíope pode envolver a coroide, mas ele não envolve a CFNR peripapilar.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Amblyopia / Choroid / Nerve Fibers Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Rev. bras. oftalmol Journal subject: Ophthalmology Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Iran Institution/Affiliation country: Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences/IR / Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences/IR / Semnan University of Medical Sciences/IR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Amblyopia / Choroid / Nerve Fibers Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Rev. bras. oftalmol Journal subject: Ophthalmology Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Iran Institution/Affiliation country: Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences/IR / Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences/IR / Semnan University of Medical Sciences/IR