Affiliated Eye Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Nanchang Hongdu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China.
Int Ophthalmol. 2023 Sep;43(9):3075-3085. doi: 10.1007/s10792-023-02707-0. Epub 2023 Apr 21.
PURPOSE: We aimed to compare retinal microcirculation in hyperopic ametropic amblyopia patients before and after treatment and in healthy children using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), and to explore the pathogenesis of hyperopic ametropic amblyopia. METHODS: Eighteen patients with hyperopic ametropic amblyopia aged 4-8 years were selected as the patient group, and 18 age-matched healthy children were randomly selected as controls. The foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area, perimeter and circularity, vessel density (VD) and perfusion density (PD) of macular superficial retinal capillary plexus, macular thickness, peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, and ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thickness were compared between both groups. After 6 months of amblyopia treatment, the same parameters were measured again. RESULTS: The VD and PD in the central, inner, inner nasal, and inner inferior regions in hyperopic ametropic amblyopia were lower than in the control group after adjustment for axial length. After 6 months of treatment, the VD increased significantly, except in the outer nasal and outer inferior regions. The PD in the central (p < 0.001), inner superior (p = 0.001), inner inferior (p = 0.011) and inner temporal (p = 0.026) regions increased. The FAZ perimeter and circularity significantly differed between the groups. After 6 months of treatment, the FAZ area and perimeter decreased, but circularity increased. CONCLUSION: Hyperopic ametropic amblyopia eyes showed a significant decrease in vessel and perfusion densities. After amblyopia treatment, the vessel and perfusion densities of patients with hyperopic ametropic amblyopia increased, suggesting that abnormalities in the microvascular system are a pathogenic factor of amblyopia.
目的:本研究旨在通过光相干断层扫描血管造影(OCTA)比较远视性屈光不正性弱视患者治疗前后与健康儿童的视网膜微循环,并探讨远视性屈光不正性弱视的发病机制。
方法:选取 18 例 4-8 岁远视性屈光不正性弱视患者作为观察组,另选 18 名年龄匹配的健康儿童作为对照组。比较两组儿童的黄斑区无血管区(FAZ)面积、周长和形态因子、黄斑区浅层视网膜毛细血管丛血管密度(VD)和血流密度(PD)、黄斑厚度、视盘周围视网膜神经纤维层厚度和神经节细胞-内丛状层厚度。弱视治疗 6 个月后再次测量相同参数。
结果:经眼轴矫正后,观察组的中央、内、内鼻、内下方区域的 VD 和 PD 均低于对照组。治疗 6 个月后,除了外鼻和外下方区域外,VD 显著增加。中央(p<0.001)、内上(p=0.001)、内下(p=0.011)和内颞(p=0.026)区域的 PD 增加。FAZ 周长和形态因子在两组之间有显著差异。治疗 6 个月后,FAZ 面积和周长减小,而形态因子增大。
结论:远视性屈光不正性弱视眼的血管和灌注密度明显降低。弱视治疗后,远视性屈光不正性弱视患者的血管和灌注密度增加,表明微血管系统异常是弱视的发病因素之一。
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