Relationship Between Changes in the Choroidal Structure and Blood Flow of the Macula After Trabeculectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To elucidate the relationship between changes in the choroidal structure and blood flow of the macula after trabeculectomy.

Methods

A prospective study of 30 eyes of 30 patients with glaucoma who underwent trabeculectomy. Enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography with choroidal image binarization and laser speckle flowgraphy of the macula were performed at baseline and 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively. Mixed-effects models with adjustment for confounders were used to analyze longitudinal changes in the mean choroidal thickness (mCT), mean choroidal vascular thickness (mCVT), mean choroidal interstitial thickness (mCIT), and mean blur rate (MBR).

Results

The decrease in the intraocular pressure (IOP; 45%-51%) and axial length (0.5%-0.8%) and the inc

SUBMITTER: Takamatsu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8727312 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature