Longitudinal Observation of Border Tissue Configuration During Axial Elongation in Childhood.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the change of border tissue configuration during axial elongation in childhood.

Methods

Fifty-four subjects (108 eyes; age range, 29.3-132.5 months) who had undergone a series of swept-source optical coherence tomography scans at intervals of 6 months or longer were classified into stable axial length (AXL) eyes (n = 55; AXL change of ≤0.36 mm) and elongating AXL eyes (n = 53; AXL change of >0.36 mm). The angle between the Bruch's membrane opening (BMO) reference plane and the border tissue of Elschnig was defined as the border tissue angle (BTA). The border tissue angle, BMO distance (BMOD) and minimum rim width (MRW) were measured in the temporal and nasal regions.

Results

During 15.6 ± 7.2 months of follow-up, the AXL significantly increased

SUBMITTER: Kim YW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8039469 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature