Foveal abnormalities determined by optical coherence tomography angiography in children with history of retinopathy of prematurity.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:To describe the foveal characteristics of children with a history of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). METHODS:All eyes were examined by OCTA (RTVue AVANTI, Optovue Inc, Fremont, CA) with a scan of 3?×?3?mm cantered on the fovea. The size of the foveal avascular zone (FAZ), central retinal thickness (CRT), and foveal bulge were measured. RESULTS:Forty-eight eyes of 26 children with a history of ROP and a mean age of 8.8 years with a range of 4-16 years (ROP group) were studied. Sixty-six eyes of 36 children without any fundus abnormalities and with an average age of 10.5 years and a range of 3-17 years (control group) were studied as controls. The mean FAZ area in the ROP group was 0.18?mm² which was significantly smaller than the 0.32?mm² in the control group (p?

SUBMITTER: Takagi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7002660 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature