Purpose: This work aimed to study the effect of posterior scleral reinforcement (PSR) on choroidal thickness (CT) and blood flow. Methods: This study included 25 eyes of 24 patients with high myopia ( <= -6.0 dioptres or axial length >= 26.0 mm) who underwent PSR surgery. All patients completed the 1-month follow-up visit. Myopic macular degeneration (MMD) was graded according to the International Meta-Analysis for Pathologic Myopia (META-PM) classification based on color fundus photographs. Swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SSOCTA) was performed to investigate CT, choroidal perfusion area (CPA), and choriocapillaris perfusion area (CCPA) change following PSR surgery. Results: The distribution of MMD categories was 9 (36.0%) in category 1, 10 (40.0%) in category 2, and 6 (24.0%) in category 3 or 4. MMD severity was strongly correlated with CT (all P < 0.01) and CPA (all P < 0.04). Postoperative CT at each sector increased significantly at 1 week's follow-up, compared to preoperative measures (all P < 0.05). Postoperative CPA at subfoveal, superior, inferior, and nasal sectors also increased significantly 1 week after PSR surgery (all P < 0.05). Moreover, the increased CT, CPA, and CCPA remain after PSR surgery at 1 month's follow-up, but the difference was not statistically significant. Conclusions: We demonstrated that the CT and choroidal blood flow increased significantly in patients with high myopia who underwent PSR surgery in a short period of time. In addition, the CT and CPA were independently associated with MMD. However, whether the transient improvement of the choroidal circulation could prevent long-term progression of high myopia warrants further study in the future.
基金:
Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals’ Youth Program (QMS20200206),
Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Incubating
Program (PX2021007), Beijing Tongren Hospital Top Talent
Training Program Foundation (ZZ).
第一作者机构:[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Beijing Tongren Eye Ctr, Beijing Ophthalmol & Visual Sci Key Lab, Beijing, Peoples R China[2]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Beijing Inst Ophthalmol, Beijing, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Beijing Tongren Eye Ctr, Beijing Ophthalmol & Visual Sci Key Lab, Beijing, Peoples R China[2]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Beijing Inst Ophthalmol, Beijing, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Zhang Zheng,Qi Yue,Wei Wenbin,et al.Investigation of Macular Choroidal Thickness and Blood Flow Change by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography After Posterior Scleral Reinforcement[J].FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE.2021,8:doi:10.3389/fmed.2021.658259.
APA:
Zhang, Zheng,Qi, Yue,Wei, Wenbin,Jin, Zi-Bing,Wang, Wen...&Liu, Wu.(2021).Investigation of Macular Choroidal Thickness and Blood Flow Change by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography After Posterior Scleral Reinforcement.FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE,8,
MLA:
Zhang, Zheng,et al."Investigation of Macular Choroidal Thickness and Blood Flow Change by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography After Posterior Scleral Reinforcement".FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE 8.(2021)