Macular Choroidal Thickness Measured by Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography in Eyes with Inferior Posterior Staphyloma
PURPOSE: To study the choroidal thickness in eyes with inferior posterior staphyloma (IPS) and to elucidate their role in the development of macular complications. METHODS: The macular area of 42 eyes of 32 patients with IPS was studied prospectively with swept source optical coherence tomography at 1,050 nm. Using a raster scan protocol with 512 × 128 A-scans, we produced a macular choroidal thickness map (6 × 6-mm2). RESULTS: Eyes with IPS showed relatively well-preserved choroid outside of the staphyloma but the inferior-nasal choroid within the staphyloma was thinned substantially. In addition, eyes with IPS often had a belt-shaped area with ...
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