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Mi Sun Sung1, Tae Hee Lee1, Hwan Heo1
1Department of Ophthalmology and Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.
Purpose:
To evaluate the retinal microvasculature of peripapillary and macular regions in highly myopic eyes and investigate the association between the vascular parameters and optic nerve head (ONH) deformation.
Design:
Cross-sectional study.
Methods:
Seventy-one subjects with highly myopic eyes and 26 subjects with emmetropic eyes were included. Horizontal B-scan images of the ONH were obtained using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and horizontal tilt angles were measured. Integrated automated algorithms in the Avanti OCT angiography were used to quantify the peripapillary vessel density and area of the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) at the level of superficial and deep vascular networks. Association between horizontal disc tilt and the vascular parameters was evaluated.
Results:
The mean axial length and horizontal tilt angle were 26.73 ± 0.63 mm and 9.77 ± 3.00 degrees in the highly myopic group and 23.46 ± 0.55 mm and 5.95 ± 3.48 degrees in the emmetropic group, respectively. Highly myopic eyes exhibited significantly lower average peripapillary vessel density (P = .010) and larger superficial and deep FAZs (P = .001 and P < .001, respectively) compared with emmetropic eyes. Linear regression analyses showed that horizontal tilt angle significantly correlated the average peripapillary vessel density (P = .037) and the areas of superficial (P < .001) and deep (P < .001) FAZs.
Conclusions:
The retinal microvasculature was significantly different in highly myopic eyes according to the degree of horizontal optic disc tilt. In addition to peripapillary vessel density, FAZ can be affected by the degree of optic disc tilt.
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