The Influence of Myopia on the Foveal Avascular Zone and Density of Blood Vessels of the Macula—An OCTA Study
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Methods and Materials
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Demographic Data | Low Myopia Group (n1 = 25) | Moderate Myopia Group (n2 = 21) | High Myopia Group (n3 = 22) | Control Group (n = 66) | p |
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Age ( ± SD) | 34.95 ± 9.20 | 32.35 ± 6.45 | 38.60 ± 6.87 | 34.43 ± 9.68 | 0.133 |
Sex, n (%) | |||||
Male | 9 (36.0) | 11 (52.4) | 6 (27.3) | 28 (42.4) | 0.452 |
Female | 16 (64.0) | 10 (47.6) | 16 (72.7) | 38 (57.6) | |
BMI, ( ± SD) | 24.25 ± 5.62 | 24.14 ± 2.99 | 24.12 ± 4.24 | 23.53 ± 4.04 | 0.914 |
Low Myopia Group (n1 = 25) | Moderate Myopia Group (n2 = 21) | High Myopia Group (n3 = 22) | Control Group (n = 66) | p Value | Post Hoc | |
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AL, mm | 24.20 ± 0.47 | 25.19 ± 1.09 | 26.95 ± 2.17 | 22.37 ± 4.33 | p < 0.001 *a | C < L < M < H |
Foveal thickness, μm | 260.45 ± 24.86 | 265.00 ± 26.46 | 258.62 ± 32.16 | 256.02 ± 16.97 | p = 0.618 | / |
Vessel, mm−1 | ||||||
central | 11.75 ± 3.68 | 10.34 ± 3.79 | 10.04 ± 3.37 | 11.59 ± 2.81 | 0.265 | / |
inner | 21.13 ± 2.22 | 20.61 ± 1.47 | 19.74 ± 3.06 | 22.13 ± 1.48 | 0.001 *a | M < C, H < C |
full | 20.06 ± 2.20 | 19.45 ± 1.54 | 18.62 ± 3.02 | 20.96 ± 1.50 | 0.001*a | M < C, H < C |
Perfusion | ||||||
central | 0.20 ± 0.06 | 0.18 ± 0.07 | 0.17 ± 0.06 | 0.20 ± 0.05 | 0.331 | / |
inner | 0.38 ± 0.03 | 0.37 ± 0.03 | 0.36 ± 0.05 | 0.40 ± 0.02 | 0.001 *a | M < C, H < C |
full | 0.36 ± 0.04 | 0.35 ± 0.03 | 0.37 ± 0.05 | 0.37 ± 0.03 | 0.002 *a | H < C |
Foveal avascular zone | ||||||
area | 0.24 ± 0.11 | 0.26 ± 0.15 | 0.21 ± 0.08 | 0.26 ± 0.08 | 0.425 | / |
perimeter | 2.06 ± 0.57 | 2.18 ± 0.74 | 2.05 ± 0.44 | 2.15 ± 0.37 | 0.830 | / |
index of circularity | 0.68 ± 0.07 | 0.64 ± 0.13 | 0.61 ± 0.10 | 0.70 ± 0.07 | 0.004 *a | H < C |
GCC thickness, μm | ||||||
average | 81.05 ± 4.49 | 82.92 ± 7.80 | 83.25 ± 9.58 | 84.19 ± 4.99 | 0.321 | / |
minimal | 77.15 ± 6.43 | 75.85 ± 5.94 | 70.25 ± 18.62 | 80.79 ± 4.35 | 0.002 *a | H < C |
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Živković, M.L.J.; Lazić, L.; Zlatanovic, M.; Zlatanović, N.; Brzaković, M.; Jovanović, M.; Barišić, S.; Darabus, D.-M. The Influence of Myopia on the Foveal Avascular Zone and Density of Blood Vessels of the Macula—An OCTA Study. Medicina 2023, 59, 452. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59030452
Živković MLJ, Lazić L, Zlatanovic M, Zlatanović N, Brzaković M, Jovanović M, Barišić S, Darabus D-M. The Influence of Myopia on the Foveal Avascular Zone and Density of Blood Vessels of the Macula—An OCTA Study. Medicina. 2023; 59(3):452. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59030452
Chicago/Turabian StyleŽivković, Maja L.J., Lazar Lazić, Marko Zlatanovic, Nevena Zlatanović, Mladen Brzaković, Mihailo Jovanović, Sava Barišić, and Diana-Maria Darabus. 2023. "The Influence of Myopia on the Foveal Avascular Zone and Density of Blood Vessels of the Macula—An OCTA Study" Medicina 59, no. 3: 452. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59030452
APA StyleŽivković, M. L. J., Lazić, L., Zlatanovic, M., Zlatanović, N., Brzaković, M., Jovanović, M., Barišić, S., & Darabus, D.-M. (2023). The Influence of Myopia on the Foveal Avascular Zone and Density of Blood Vessels of the Macula—An OCTA Study. Medicina, 59(3), 452. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59030452