Choroidal Thickness Measurement in Children Using Optical Coherence Tomography

Abstract

In children, CT increases with age and is inversely correlated to axial length. There is a significant variation of CT between children of the same age.

Choroidal Thickness and Ametropia in Children: A Longitudinal Study

“…Similar studies carried out on children have also revealed an inverse correlation between ChT and axial length (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23).…”

Association of choroidal thickness with eye growth: a cross-sectional study of individuals between 4 and 23 years

“…4,22 Recent studies examining in vivo choroidal thickness with OCT in children have reported mean SFCT values of 348 mm (in 48 Korean children aged 4-10 years), 9 330 mm (in 194 children aged 4-12 years), 10 and 342 mm (in 174 children aged 3.5-15 years). 11 Among these studies, only Park et al reported a negative correlation between SFCT and age. 9 However, Read et al 10 and Bidaut-Garnier et al 11 have reported that choroidal thickness increases significantly from early childhood to adolescence and is inversely correlated to AL in children.…”

“…11 Among these studies, only Park et al reported a negative correlation between SFCT and age. 9 However, Read et al 10 and Bidaut-Garnier et al 11 have reported that choroidal thickness increases significantly from early childhood to adolescence and is inversely correlated to AL in children. It is also important to emphasize that in Park et al 9 study, patients with SE þ / À 6 diopter were recruited, which was much higher SE refractive error compared with the inclusion criteria of other studies.…”

“…8 However, although our understanding of choroidal characteristics has increased substantially in recent years, only a few reports to date have provided values for choroidal thickness in children. [9][10][11] Recently, an increase in choroidal thickness with age but an inverse correlation of choroidal thickness with AL was also reported in healthy children aged 3.5-14.9 years. 11 Improved evaluation of normal choroidal thicknesses during eye growth should assist in the diagnosis of choroidal abnormalities associated with eye disease, and also allow us to understand the differences in the choroid during normal eye growth and the development of refractive error.…”

“…[9][10][11] Recently, an increase in choroidal thickness with age but an inverse correlation of choroidal thickness with AL was also reported in healthy children aged 3.5-14.9 years. 11 Improved evaluation of normal choroidal thicknesses during eye growth should assist in the diagnosis of choroidal abnormalities associated with eye disease, and also allow us to understand the differences in the choroid during normal eye growth and the development of refractive error. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the association of subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) with age and to determine its relationship with AL and ocular biometric parameters during growth period, in children and young adults.…”