Characteristics of the macula in amblyopic eyes by optical coherence tomography.

• DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2012.02.11
• Publication Date: 2012-01-01
• Authors: Xinmei Wang; Dongmei Cui; Zhen Ling; Xiao Yang; Lijun Huo; Xing Liu; Junwen Zeng

To test the hypothesis that amblyopic neuroretina may have an altered thickness when compared to normal.Twenty-five amblyopic, young patients between ages of 7 and 11 years old were studied. The interested areas are defined into 10 sub-regions according superior-inferior, nasal-temoral, peri-para axis, which cross fovela structure. thicknesses ten, macular regions separately measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT) analyzed t-test.The average in exact foveola eyes is larger than normal (P<0.05), but other nine no significant difference. Interestingly, both eyes, temporal area looks thinner quadrants (P<0.05).Thickness alteration be associated with disorders patients. Studying a volume subjects similar age required confirm this observation.