Evaluation of optic nerve head vessels density changes after phacoemulsification cataract surgery using optical coherence tomography angiography.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To evaluate optic nerve head (ONH) vessel density (VD) changes after cataract surgery using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

Methods

This was a prospective observational study. Thirty-four eyes with mild/moderate cataracts were included. ONH scans were obtained before and 3mo after cataract surgery using OCTA. Radial peripapillary capillary (RPC) density, all VD, large VD and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) in total disc, inside disc, and different peripapillary sectors were assessed and analyzed. Image quality score (QS), fundus photography grading and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were also collected, and correlation analyses were performed between VD change and these parameters.

Results

Compared with baseline, both RPC and all

SUBMITTER: Zhu ZH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10250937 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature