Results
Title

Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness Is Associated with Blood Hematocrit Level.

Authors

Pekel, Gökhan; Doğu, Mehmet Hilmi; Keskin, ali; acer, Semra; Yağcı, Ramazan; Kaşıkçı, alper; Çetin, Ebru Nevin

Abstract

Purpose: To compare subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT), retinal vessel caliber, and ocular pulse amplitude between treated polycythemia vera (PV) patients and healthy adults. Methods: Forty patients with PV and 40 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were recruited for this cross-sectional study. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography was used for SFCT and retinal vessel caliber measurements. The Pascal dynamic contour tonometer was used for ocular pulse amplitude measurements. The correlations of blood hematocrit levels with the studied ocular parameters were analyzed. Results: There were no statistically significant differences between the PV patients and controls in SFCT, retinal vessel caliber, and ocular pulse amplitude (p > 0.05). SFCT was associated with hematocrit level in both PV patients and healthy adults (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Although SFCT, retinal vessel caliber, and ocular pulse amplitude parameters are similar in treated PV patients and healthy controls, SFCT is associated with hematocrit level. © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel

Subjects

CHOROID diseases; RETINAL blood supply; HEMATOCRIT; RETINA; POLYCYTHEMIA vera

Publication

Ophthalmologica, 2015, Vol 234, Issue 1, p55

ISSN

0030-3755

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1159/000433449