Evaluation of retinal and choroidal vascular structures in patients with anxiety disorder

PURPOSE: To evaluate the retinal and choroidal vascular structures in patients with anxiety disorders.

METHODS: Thirthy-four eyes of 34 patients who were diagnosed with any anxiety disorders were compared with 32 eyes of 32 age- and sex-matched controls. Central macular thickness (CMT), foveal vascular zone (FAZ) area, total retinal vascular densities of superficial and deep capillary plexus (VDSCP, VDDCP), outer retinal and choriocapillary layers (ORL, CCL) blood flow rates, central subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) and choriodal vascularity index (CVI) were evaluated with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) and enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT).

RESULTS: No statistical differences were found between the study and control groups in terms of CMT, FAZ area, VDSCP, VDDCP, ORL and CCL blood flow rates. The mean SFCT was 346.26 ± 64.26 µm in patients with anxiety disorder and was found to be statistically significantly thicker than the control group (319.56 ± 37.19 µm) (p = 0.042). Besides, CVI was significantly lower in the study group (71.09 ± 2.64 vs 73.13 ± 3.31, p = 0.008).

CONCLUSION: In people with anxiety disorders, the SFCT was found to be thicker and CVI was found to be lower than normal subjects. Although anxiety and stress are important factors in central serous chorioretinopathy, multifactorial factors, including ocular factors, play a role in the pathophysiology of the disease. There is a need for prospective studies with larger series on the subject.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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European journal of ophthalmology - (2024) vom: 30. Jan., Seite 11206721241228620

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Acan, Durgul [VerfasserIn]
Baykan, Hayriye [VerfasserIn]
Karahan, Eyyup [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Central serous chorioretinopathy < RETINA
Choroidal/retinal inflammation < UVEA
Journal Article
Retinal cell biology < RETINA
Retinal degenerations associated with systemic disease < RETINA
Retinal pathology / research < RETINA

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Date Revised 31.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1177/11206721241228620

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367819457