The effects of nasal septum deviation on eye posterior segment finding

Gürlevik, Uğur; Kayabaşı, Serkan

doi:10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.04.330

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“…However, when regression analysis of the NOSE scale was performed, it was found that nasal, temporal, and subfoveal CT was negatively affected by the increase in the nasal obstruction level (p<0.05). This finding is supported by the results reported in the study conducted by Gurlevik and Kayabasi [4] and made us conclude that the CT could be negatively affected in severe septum deviations. The present study investigated the relationship between CMT and the NOSE scale and found that CMT was preserved as the septum deviation severity increased (p>0.05).…”

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“…The literature includes a limited number of studies on this issue. [3,4,11] Üstün Bezgin et al [3] compared 26 patients who had marked NSD with healthy controls and found no significant differences between their CTs. Gurlevik and Kayabasi [4] classified the obstruction level of 50 patients using the NOSE scale as mild, moderate, and severe and reported that only patients who had severe septum deviation demonstrated a decrease in CT.…”

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“…[3,4,11] Üstün Bezgin et al [3] compared 26 patients who had marked NSD with healthy controls and found no significant differences between their CTs. Gurlevik and Kayabasi [4] classified the obstruction level of 50 patients using the NOSE scale as mild, moderate, and severe and reported that only patients who had severe septum deviation demonstrated a decrease in CT. Similar to the study conducted by Üstün Bezgin et al, [3] our study reported no significant differences between the nasal, temporal, subfoveal CT and CMT in patients with septum deviation (p>0.05).…”

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“…[3] Choroid vascularity and CT are reported to be affected in systemic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic lung diseases, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). [4] The decrease in choroid vascularity is of importance as it might cause dysfunction in retina physiology.…”

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“…A limited number of studies investigated the effects of this common pathology on the retina. [3,4,11] This study aimed to investigate the relationship between septal deviation and CT in patients with NSD.…”

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Effect of nasal septum deviation on choroidal thickness

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Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the choroidal thickness in patients with nasal septum deviation using enhanced depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT). Patients and Methods: The prospective case-control study included 106 eyes of 53 patients (29 males, 24 females; mean age: 31.2±10.6 years; range, 18 to 50 years) who were detected to have nasal septum deviation by anterior rhinoscopy and nasal endoscopy between April 2020 and July 2020. Seventy-two eyes of 36 healthy participants (20 males, 16 females; mean age: 28.3±10.1 years; range, 18 to 50 years) were included in the control group. The degree of deviation of patients with septum deviation was graded with the nasal obstruction symptom evaluation (NOSE) scale. Choroidal thickness measurements were performed at subfoveal, temporal, and nasal regions using the EDI-OCT and compared in patients with and without deviation. In addition, the relationship between the severity of septal deviation and choroidal thickness measurements was examined. Results: The mean subfoveal, nasal, and temporal choroidal thicknesses in the nasal septum deviation group were 361.0±99.4 μm, 334.5±101.1 μm, and 349.7±93.6 μm, respectively. The mean subfoveal, nasal, and temporal choroidal thicknesses in the control group were 381.2±75.5 μm, 345.5±72.8 μm, and 368.6±79.2 μm, respectively. There was no significant difference in choroidal thickness measurements between the groups (p>0.05). However, it was observed that choroidal thickness decreased as the NOSE scale grade increased (p<0.05). Conclusion: This study shows that choroidal thickness measurements are similar between patients with nasal septal deviation and healthy participants and demonstrates a negative correlation between the severity of septum deviation and choroidal thickness.

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