Choroidal arterial watershed zone topography and its relationship with maculopathy in highly myopic eyes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate choroidal arterial watershed zones (CWZ) in highly myopic patients. The relationships between CWZ location and myopic maculopathy location and classification were also examined.

Methods

This retrospective study included 102 consecutive patients who had been diagnosed with myopic maculopathy. Indocyanine green videoangiography was used to evaluate CWZ presence, location, and configuration. Maculopathy signs were used to examine the relationship between CWZ and myopic maculopathy.

Results

Various CWZ types were identified in 102 of 158 eyes. The CWZ patterns were classified as vertical optic nerve head (vertical-ONH) in 30 eyes, stellate in 29 eyes, vertical-ONH extending to the macula in 28 eyes, horizontal fovea in eight eyes, and vertical paraf

SUBMITTER: Sun J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8376910 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature