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International Ophthalmology
Published in: International Ophthalmology 5/2018

01-10-2018 | Original Paper

Evaluation of retrobulbar blood flow and choroidal thickness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Authors: Ali Kal, Enes Duman, Almila Sarıgül Sezenöz, Mahmut Oğuz Ulusoy, Öznur Kal

Published in: International Ophthalmology | Issue 5/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate whether retrobulbar blood flow and choroidal thickness (CT) are affected in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and the relationship between these values.

Methods

We evaluated 40 eyes of 20 RA patients and 40 eyes of 20 healthy controls. The enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography, color Doppler imaging, was held. Statistical analysis was performed.

Results

Peak systolic velocity (PSV) of ophthalmic (OA) and central retinal artery (CRA) were significantly higher in RA. No significant difference was observed when end-diastolic velocity (EDV) of OA and CRA was compared between the groups. The resistivity index (RI) of OA and CRA was higher in RA. Perifoveal/subfoveal CT was lower in RA. Negative correlation was detected between the RI of OA and the perifoveal CT, and a positive correlation was detected between RI of CRA and CT.

Conclusions

Ocular hemodynamics is effected by RA and can exaggerate ocular complications of various vascular diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, retinal vascular occlusions.
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Metadata
Title
Evaluation of retrobulbar blood flow and choroidal thickness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Authors
Ali Kal
Enes Duman
Almila Sarıgül Sezenöz
Mahmut Oğuz Ulusoy
Öznur Kal
Publication date
01-10-2018
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
International Ophthalmology / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0165-5701
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2630
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-017-0656-6

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