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Evaluation of parafoveal vascular density using optical coherence tomography angiography in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy

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Using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), we sought to evaluate parafoveal vascular density (VD) in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). Our study included 43 patients with a diagnosis of CSCR and 40 healthy controls. Ophthalmologic examination findings and OCTA measurements of the participants were retrospectively analysed. Of the 43 patients with CSCR, 31 were males (72%) and 12 were females (28%); the control group was 30 males (75%) and 10 females (25%) (p = 0.657). There were significant differences between affected eyes, unaffected eyes and healthy control eyes for all parameters in the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) VD and deep capillary plexus (DCP) VD (p < 0.05 for all values). It was also determined that the affected eyes had lower SCP-VD and DCP-VD than the unaffected eyes and that the unaffected eyes had lower SCP-VD and DCP-VD than the healthy control eyes (p < 0.05 for all values). While there were no significant differences in the deep foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area, the superficial FAZ area was larger in affected eyes than in both unaffected eyes and healthy control eyes (p < 0.05). In most areas, the SCP-VD and DCP-VD values were lower and the FAZ larger in the chronic group than in the acute group (p < 0.05). Retinal vascular changes were found in patients with both acute and chronic CSCR, and the fellow eyes of these patients were also affected. OCTA can therefore be considered an easily applicable, non-invasive screening option for evaluating the microvascular structure in these patients.

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    Mehmet Emin Dursun, Seyfettin Erdem, Mine Karahan, Sedat Ava, Leyla Hazar & Uğur Keklikçi

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Dursun, M.E., Erdem, S., Karahan, M. et al. Evaluation of parafoveal vascular density using optical coherence tomography angiography in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy. Lasers Med Sci 37, 1147–1154 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-021-03366-2

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