Assessment of macular microvascular changes in children following treatment of anisometropic myopic amblyopia using optical coherence tomography angiography.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate macular microvascular changes in the form of foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area and vessel density in the superficial, deep capillary plexuses, and choriocapillaris using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in children with anisometropic myopic amblyopia before and after treatment.

Methods

This prospective observational study included 32 patients younger than 12 years old with anisomyopic amblyopia. OCTA was done before patients' treatment with optical correction with or without patching and was repeated after successful amblyopia treatment. Outcomes included superficial, deep, and choriocapillaris vessel density (VD) and superficial and deep FAZ areas.

Results

The study included 13 males (40.6%) and 19 females (59.4%), and the mean age w

SUBMITTER: AttaAllah HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10432315 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature