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Published in: BMC Ophthalmology 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Research article

Optic disc morphology in unilateral branch retinal vein occlusion using spectral domain optical coherence tomography

Authors: Andrea Szigeti, Miklós Schneider, Mónika Ecsedy, Zoltán Zs Nagy, Zsuzsanna Récsán

Published in: BMC Ophthalmology | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Background

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between optic nerve head (ONH) parameters and branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).

Methods

Both eyes of 40 patients with unilateral BRVO (mean age: 67.4 ± 11.4 years, male: female - 18:22) were enrolled in this study. Control group consisted of randomly selected single healthy eyes of 40 age and gender matched volunteers (mean age: 64.7 ± 15.4 years, male: female - 16:24). ONH parameters (including optic disc area, optic cup area, neuroretinal rim area, cup volume, rim volume, cup-disc area ratio, horizontal and vertical cup-disc ratio, average retinal nerve fiber layer) were measured by SD-OCT. Axial length (AL) of the eyes was measured by non-contact optical low coherence reflectometry. The ONH parameters of eyes with BRVO were compared with those of fellow eyes using mixed model, one-way between-groups analysis of covariance was conducted to compare the ONH parameters of affected and unaffected fellow eyes in BRVO patients with those of the control eyes keeping confounding factors, including AL, age and gender under control in the statistical analysis.

Results

None of the investigated ONH parameters of affected BRVO eyes, unaffected fellow eyes and control eyes were statistically different after controlling for AL, age and gender.

Conclusion

Optic disc morphology might not be a potential anatomical predisposing factor for development of BRVO.
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Metadata
Title
Optic disc morphology in unilateral branch retinal vein occlusion using spectral domain optical coherence tomography
Authors
Andrea Szigeti
Miklós Schneider
Mónika Ecsedy
Zoltán Zs Nagy
Zsuzsanna Récsán
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Ophthalmology / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2415
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-015-0165-1

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