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Relationship Between Choroidal Thickness and Choroidal Circulation in Healthy Young Subjects.
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PMID:  22310083     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between the choroidal thickness and choroidal blood flow in healthy young subjects. DESIGN: Retrospective, cross-sectional study. METHODS: We examined 25 eyes of 25 healthy young Japanese subjects. The subfoveal choroidal thickness was measured by enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT). The total choroidal blood flow and subfoveal choroidal blood flow were evaluated by pulsatile ocular blood flow using Langham OBF computerized tonometry and the choroidal blood flow using laser Doppler flowmetry. The refractive error, intraocular pressure, and axial length were also measured. RESULTS: The mean refractive error was -3.4 ± 3.1 diopters, mean intraocular pressure 15.3 ± 1.7 mm Hg, and axial length 25.4 ± 2.0 mm. The subfoveal choroidal thickness was correlated positively (r = 0.785, P < .01) with the refractive error and negatively (r = -0.735, P < .001) with the axial length. No significant correlation was found between the subfoveal choroidal thickness and the pulsatile ocular blood flow or choroidal blood flow. CONCLUSION: Our results suggested that there were no significant correlations between the subfoveal choroidal thickness and the total choroidal blood flow and the subfoveal choroidal blood flow in healthy young subjects; however, decreased subfoveal choroidal thickness was associated with decreased refractive error and axial length.
Authors:
Kenji Sogawa; Taiji Nagaoka; Atsushi Takahashi; Ichiro Tanano; Tomofumi Tani; Akihiro Ishibazawa; Akitoshi Yoshida
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-2-4
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of ophthalmology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1879-1891     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-2-7     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370500     Medline TA:  Am J Ophthalmol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
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