Relationship between automated choroidal thickness measurements and retinal sensitivity using microperimetry in patients with myopia and different stages of myopic maculopathy

da Silva, Fillipe de Biaggi Borges; Silva, Luis Claudio Pimentel; Cunha, Leonardo Provetti; Zacharias, Leandro Cabral; Navajas, Eduardo V.; Monteiro, Mario L. R.; Preti, Rony C.

doi:10.1186/s40942-024-00541-9

International Journal of Retina and Vitreous

Table 3 Correlation between choroidal thickness, outer retinal layer thickness and retinal sensitivity with age and other ocular parameters

From: Relationship between automated choroidal thickness measurements and retinal sensitivity using microperimetry in patients with myopia and different stages of myopic maculopathy

Variable	Age, y		BCVA		SE		AL (mm)		Myopic maculopathy
Variable	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p
Choroidal thickness (µm)
Macula (mean ± SD)	− 0.13	0.271	− 0.09	0.445	0.492	< 0.001	0.538	< 0.001	− 0.539	< 0.001
II	0.151	0.198	0.087	0.462	0.546	< 0.001	0.489	< 0.001	− 0.54	< 0.001
SI	0.111	0.345	0.112	0.341	0.437	< 0.001	0.504	< 0.001	− 0.454	< 0.001
NI	0.065	0.584	0.089	0.453	0.453	< 0.001	0.538	< 0.001	− 0.51	< 0.001
TI	0.136	0.248	0.043	0.713	0.396	< 0.001	0.386	0.001	− 0.461	< 0.001
IO	0.155	0.188	0.097	0.413	0.479	< 0.001	0.539	< 0.001	− 0.545	< 0.001
SO	0.175	0.135	0.152	0.196	0.456	< 0.001	0.521	< 0.001	− 0.453	< 0.001
NO	0.019	0.876	0.037	0.756	0.443	< 0.001	0.606	< 0.001	− 0.526	< 0.001
TO	0.263	0.024	0.155	0.188	0.362	0.002	0.374	0.001	− 0.385	0.001
Central	0.086	0.464	0.013	0.913	0.445	< 0.001	0.526	< 0.001	− 0.529	< 0.001
ORL thickness (µm)
Macula (mean ± SD)	0.314	0.006	0.276	0.017	0.399	< 0.001	0.431	< 0.001	− 0.418	< 0.001
II	0.226	0.053	0.115	0.329	0.348	0.002	0.509	< 0.001	− 0.393	0.001
SI	0.104	0.378	0.049	0.678	0.427	< 0.001	0.462	< 0.001	− 0.426	< 0.001
NI	− 0.22	0.06	0.143	0.223	0.421	< 0.001	0.471	< 0.001	− 0.348	0.002
TI	0.112	0.343	0.268	0.021	0.267	0.022	0.344	0.003	− 0.279	0.016
IO	− 0.14	0.235	0.202	0.085	0.364	0.001	0.411	< 0.001	− 0.38	0.001
SO	0.376	0.001	0.169	0.151	0.204	0.081	− 0.25	0.032	− 0.289	0.013
NO	0.235	0.043	0.131	0.267	0.344	0.003	0.395	< 0.001	− 0.404	< 0.001
TO	0.258	0.026	0.378	0.001	0.15	0.201	− 0.15	0.203	− 0.233	0.046
Central	0.304	0.008	0.281	0.015	0.13	0.271	0.153	0.194	− 0.129	0.275
Retinal Sensitivity (dB)
Macula (mean ± SD)	0.218	0.062	0.021	0.858	0.287	0.013	0.435	< 0.001	− 0.348	0.002
II	0.355	0.002	0.325	0.005	0.219	0.061	0.403	< 0.001	− 0.366	0.001
SI	− 0.43	< 0.001	0.357	0.002	0.215	0.066	0.394	0.001	− 0.343	0.003
NI	0.326	0.005	0.206	0.079	0.366	0.001	0.523	< 0.001	− 0.48	< 0.001
TI	0.382	0.001	0.221	0.058	0.241	0.038	− 0.41	< 0.001	− 0.337	0.003
IO	0.334	0.004	0.166	0.159	0.201	0.085	0.359	0.002	− 0.287	0.013
SO	0.383	0.001	− 0.2	0.088	0.174	0.139	− 0.33	0.004	− 0.275	0.018
NO	0.251	0.031	0.145	0.217	0.341	0.003	0.505	< 0.001	− 0.406	< 0.001
TO	0.221	0.058	0.134	0.254	0.263	0.024	0.455	< 0.001	− 0.368	0.001
Central	0.439	< 0.001	0.488	< 0.001	0.26	0.025	0.371	0.001	− 0.322	0.005

Spearman’s coeficient correlation
Bold values represent the best statistically significant results (p < 0.05)
BCVA best correct visual acuity, SE spherical equivalent, AL axial length

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