Myopic maculopathy among Chinese children with high myopia and its association with choroidal and retinal changes: the SCALE-HM study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To investigate myopic maculopathy in Chinese children with high myopia and its association with choroidal and retinal changes.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included Chinese children aged 4-18 years with high myopia. Myopic maculopathy was classified by fundus photography and retinal thickness (RT) and choroidal thickness (ChT) in the posterior pole were measured by swept-source optical coherence tomography. A receiver operation curve was used to determine the efficacy of fundus factors in classifying myopic maculopathy.

Results

In total, 579 children aged 12.8±3.2 years with a mean spherical equivalent of -8.44±2.20 D were included. The proportions of tessellated fundus and diffuse chorioretinal atrophy were 43.52% (N=252) and 8.64% (N=50), respectively. Te

SUBMITTER: Deng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11137474 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature