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The association of choroidal thickness with rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide in rheumatoid arthritis

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Abstract

Purpose

To measure ocular vascular parameters in rheumatoid arthritis patients and compare with those of controls and to evaluate the association of rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody with the choroidal thickness.

Methods

Superficial foveal vessel density, superficial and deep foveal avascular zone area, and subfoveal choroidal thickness were measured using the swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography. Multivariate linear regression was used to assess the correlation of subfoveal choroidal thickness with serological markers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Results

Choroidal thickness in patients was significantly thinner than that in healthy controls (278.87 ± 59.54 μm vs. 323.94 ± 98.02 μm, p = 0.03). Despite the weak positive correlations between rheumatoid factor/anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide and choroidal thickness, these relationships were not statistically significant (p > 0.05).

Conclusions

In patients with rheumatoid arthritis, subfoveal choroid was thinner than controls. There were similar correlations between choroidal thickness and rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody.

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    Arif Ülkü Yener

  2. Department of Rheumatology, Keçiören Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Kubilay Şahin

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Yener, A.Ü., Şahin, K. The association of choroidal thickness with rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide in rheumatoid arthritis. Int Ophthalmol 40, 935–941 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-019-01265-8

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