Age- and sex-related differences in the retinal capillary plexus in healthy Chinese adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess age- and sex-related changes in the superficial retinal capillary plexus (SCP) and deep retinal capillary plexus (DCP) in healthy Chinese adults.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, all data were derived from the community-based Jidong Eye Cohort Study. Participants underwent optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and other ocular and systemic examinations. The vessel densities of the whole measured area, parafovea, and four quadrants in the SCP and DCP were measured.

Results

We recruited 1036 eyes of 1036 healthy participants; the mean age was 40.4 ± 9.8 years, and 449 (43.3%) participants were males. The SCP and DCP vessel densities in all regions, except for temporal and nasal regions in the SCP, non-linearly decreased with age. The

SUBMITTER: Su B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9526290 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature