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The effect of anisometropic amblyopia on retrobulbar blood flow parameters

Anisometropic amblyopia and retrobulbar blood flow

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To look for a correlation between or the effect of anisometropia amblyopia on retrobulbar blood flow parameters. Peak systolic velocity (PSV) and end-diastolic velocity (EDV) of the ophthalmic artery (OA), central retinal artery (CRA), and temporal posterior ciliary artery (tPCA) were measured with color Doppler imaging, and systolic/diastolic ratio, resistivity index (RI), and pulsatility index (PI) were computed in 42 patients with anisometropic amblyopia. The mean PSV of OA, CRA, and tPCA in amblyopic and fellow eyes were 62.69 ± 24.04, 62.64 ± 20.18; 9.28 ± 3.71, 10.27 ± 4.18; 10.81 ± 4.59, 11.28 ± 4.91, respectively. The mean EDV of OA, CRA, and tPCA in amblyopic and fellow eyes were 15.87 ± 11.31, 14.52 ± 6.54; 2.48 ± 1.17, 2.62 ± 2.06; 3.04 ± 2.34, 3.14 ± 2.18, respectively. The mean RI of OA, CRA, and tPCA in amblyopic and fellow eyes were 0.76 ± 0.08, 0.76 ± 0.08; 0.72 ± 0.08, 0.74 ± 0.95; 0.72 ± 0.09, 0.72 ± 0.08, respectively. The mean PI of OA, CRA, and tPCA in amblyopic and fellow eyes were 1.77 ± 0.42, 1.81 ± 0.46; 01.58 ± 0.42, 1.59 ± 0.43; 1.54 ± 0.43, 1.58 ± 0.49, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in any of the measured parameters between the amblyopic and fellow eyes. Anisometropic amblyopia did not cause any change in retrobulbar blood flow in amblyopic eyes.

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    Turgut Yılmaz, Gulsen Ulku, Osman Arslanhan & Mehmet Yiğit

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Harput State Hospital, Elazig, Turkey

    Mete Güler

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Goznuru Eye Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey

    Peykan Turkcuoglu

  4. Department of Radiology, Elazığ Training and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey

    Hakan Artas

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Yılmaz, T., Güler, M., Turkcuoglu, P. et al. The effect of anisometropic amblyopia on retrobulbar blood flow parameters. Int Ophthalmol 32, 357–360 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-012-9572-y

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