Deep Retinal Capillary Plexus Decreasing Correlated With the Outer Retinal Layer Alteration and Visual Acuity Impairment in Pathological Myopia.

ABSTRACT: Purpose:The purpose of this study was to measure alterations of inner retinal microvascular density and outer retinal sublayer thicknesses in pathological myopia, and to correlate the measured parameters with best corrected visual acuity (BCVA). Methods:Optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) images of 21 control, 48 simple high myopia, and 22 pathological myopia eyes were analyzed to quantify the thicknesses of the outer retinal sublayers and the density of the inner retinal microvascular network that includes the superficial retinal capillary plexus (SRCP) and deep retinal capillary plexus (DRCP). Retinal sublayer thicknesses and microvascular densities were compared among the three groups, and correlations of sublayer thicknesses and microvascular densities with BC

SUBMITTER: Ye J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7401930 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature