Objective To observe the axial length and anterior chamber depth in eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). Methods Randomly selected 90 eyes of forty-five patients with BRVO were enrolled in this study. There were 25 males and 20 females. The mean age was (46.22±13.45) years. All the patients were underwent examination of visual acuity, slit-lamp microscope, indiophthalmoscope, fundus color photography and fundus fluorescence angiography (FFA). Randomly selected 45 healthy individuals for control group, including 28 males and 17 females. The mean age was (48.24±15.77) years. The axial lengths and anterior chamber depths of affected and fellow eyes of BRVO patients and the eyes of controls were measured using IOL Master. The data were compared by the two sample paired t test. Results The mean axial length of the affected eyes in the BRVO group was (22.69±0.99) mm, and that of the fellow eyes group was (22.78±1.24) mm. The difference in axial length between the affected eyes and fellow eyes in the BRVO group was not significant (t=0.355, P＞0.05). The mean axial length of the right eyes in the control group was (23.38±1.32) mm, and that of the left eyes in the control group was (23.37±1.27) mm. The difference in axial length between the left eyes and right eyes in the control group was not significant (t=0.017, P＞0.05), while the difference in axial length between the affected eyes in the BRVO group and the right, left eyes in the control group was significant (t=−2.563, −2.663; P＜0.05). The mean anterior chamber depth of the affected eyes in the BRVO group was (2.66±0.26) mm, and that of the fellow eyes was (2.65±0.30) mm. The difference in anterior chamber depth between the affected eyes and fellow eyes in the BRVO group was not significant (t=0.089, P＞0.05). The mean anterior chamber depth of the right eyes in the control group was (2.56±0.29) mm, and that of the left eyes was (2.59±0.30) mm. The difference in anterior chamber depth between the left eyes and right eyes in the control group was not significant (t=−0.592, P＞0.05). The difference in anterior chamber depth between the affected eyes in the BRVO group and the right, left eyes in the control group was not significant (t=1.779, 1.778, P＞0.05). Conclusion In the affected eyes of BRVO, the axial length is shorter and anterior chamber depth is normal.
ObjectiveTo observe the clinical and imaging characteristics of acute idiopathic macular degeneration (AIM).MethodsA retrospective clinical study. From March 2016 to January 2018, 5 eyes (5 AIM patients) in The Second People's Hospital of Yunnan Province were included in the study. Among them, there were 4 males (4 eyes) and 1 female (1 eye); all patients were monocular with the average age of 34.2 years. The course of illness from onset of symptoms to treatment was 4-22 days. All affected eyes were examined by BCVA, fundus color photography, OCT, FAF, and FFA. Among 5 eyes, 1 eye with optic disc vasculitis was given oral glucocorticoid treatment; 4 eyes were not interfered after the diagnosis. ResultsThe follow-up time was 6 months. During follow-up, BCVA, fundus color photography, and OCT examination were performed. The results were all a sudden decrease in monocular vision, accompanied by visual distortion or central dark spots. At the first visit, the BCVA was 0.1, 0.2, 0.2, 0.05, and 0.5; at the last follow-up, the BCVA of the affected eye was 0.8, 0.6, 0.5, 0.5, and 1.0, respectively. Fundus color photography showed that at the first diagnosis, all the affected eyes showed irregular round yellow-white lesions in the macular area, including 1 eye with small patches of hemorrhage and 1 eye with pseudopyous changes in the macular area. Two to three weeks after the initial diagnosis, the yellowish-white lesions and bleeding in the macular area were basically absorbed. The center of the lesion showed weak pseudopod-like fluorescence, and the surrounding area was surrounded by strong fluorescence in FAF examination. The irregular and strong fluorescence in the early macular area and accumulation of late fluorescein in FFA examination. One eye was receivied glucocorticoid therapy. The upper layer of the retinal nerve in the macular area was detached, and the inferior space showed focal strong reflective material in 3 eyes in OCT examination. At the first diagnosis, the retinal neuroepithelial layer was detached, the top of the RPE layer was irregular with strong reflective material, and the structure of the ellipsoid zone and the chimera zone was unclear; as the course of the disease prolonged, the outer retinal structure recovered.ConclusionsAIM is characterized by inflammatory exudative changes in the outer layer of the retina in the macular area; FFA is characterized by strong subretinal disc-like fluorescence or multifocal weak fluorescence in the macular area; OCT mainly manifests as neuroepithelial detachment and changes in the outer retina and RPE, The structure can be restored by itself.
ObjectiveTo observe the prevalence of fundus tessellation in college students with high myopia and analyze the relationship of fundus tessellation and ocular biological parameters.MethodsA cross-sectional study. A total of 202 eyes of 161 individuals were included in the study. Among them, there were 49 males and 112 females with the average age of 19.73 ± 1.12 years old, and the average spherical equivalent of －7.39 ± 1.12 D. All participants underwent computer optometry, non-mydriatic fundus photography, OCT, OCT angiography (OCTA) examination and axial length (AL) measurement. The non-mydriatic fundus camera was used to take the photo of fundus. Fundus tessellation was differentiated to no leopard eye fundus (grade 0), mild leopard eye fundus (grade 1) and middle leopard eye fundus (grade 2) and for severe leopard eye fundus (grade 3). The lenstar was used for eye axis measurement. The choroid, retinal thickness and microvessel density of the macular fovea at the posterior pole of the fundus were measured using a swept-frequency source optical coherence tomography scanner. According to the ETDRS, the choroid within 6 mm of the fovea was divided into 3 concentric circles centered on the macula, which were the central area with a diameter of 1 mm, the inner ring area of 1-3 mm and the outer ring area of 3-6 mm. The outer ring area of 3-6 mm included a total of 9 zones. The inner ring and outer ring 4 regions were superior, inferior, nasal and temporal, respectively. The distribution characteristics of choroid and retinal thickness in different regions and the density of superficial microvessels in the macular area of the retina were observed. Bivariate correlation analysis was used to analyze the relationship of fundus tessellation and ocular biological parameters.ResultsAmong 202 eyes, 37 eyes with leopard pattern fundus with 0 grade (18.32%, 37/202), 165 eyes with grade 1 to 3 (81.68%, 165/202), of which grade 1, 2 and 3 were respectively 125 (61.88%, 125/202), 28 (13.86%, 28/202), 12 (5.94%, 12/202) eyes. The thickness of the retina, both horizontally and vertically, increased first and then decreased from the nasal side to the central area, was lowest in the central area, then increased and then decreased; the overall thickness of the temporal side was slightly lower than that of the nasal side, and the overall thickness of the lower part was slightly lower than the upper part. The choroidal thickness gradually thickened from the nasal side to the temporal side in the horizontal direction; it gradually decreased in the vertical direction from the top to the central area, then increased and then decreased. The SCP blood flow density in the central area in the horizontal and vertical directions was lower than that in other areas. In multivariate regression analysis, Leopard-like fundus classification and AL (β=0.291, OR=1.338, 95%CI 1.064-1.682, P=0.013), SCP blood flow density in the central area of the macula (β=0.080, OR=1.084, 95% CI 1.006-1.167, P=0.034) and choroidal thickness (β=－0.033, OR=0.968, 95%CI 0.960-0.975, P＜0.001) were related.ConclusionsPatients with high myopia have a higher prevalence of tessellation. The deepening of tessellation is related to the thinning of the choroid thickness, the growth of the eye axis, and the larger density of the superficial microvessels in the fovea.