Central choroidal thickness in children and adolescents with anxiety disorders:enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography findings

• 作者: Didem Ayyildiz Taha Ayyildiz
• 来源期刊: 国际眼科杂志:英文版
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: anxiety disorders choroidal thickness spectral optical coherence tomography children ADOLESCENT
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（10）
• 页码范围: 1580-1585
• 页数: 6页
• 分类号: R749.72

摘要

AIM:To measure the central choroidal thickness(ChT)in children and adolescents with anxiety disorders.METHODS:Totally 41 anxiety patients(8-16 y)and 35 healthy controls(age-matched)were evaluated.Complete ophthalmic examination was performed.Inclusion criteria were best corrected visual acuity≥20/20,normal intraocular pressure(IOP;10-21 mm Hg),and no systemic or ocular diseases according to history.The diagnosis of psychiatric disorders was determined using Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Aged Children Present-Lifetime Version(K-SADS-PL).Enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography(EDI-OCT)was used to measure the central ChT.RESULTS:The mean age was 12.18±3.24 y in the patient group and 12.86±3.15 y in the control group.Age and gender distribution of the two groups was similar.Central ChT mean value was 353.26±31.9μm in anxiety patients while 318.75±60.9μm in the control group.Mean central ChT was statistically significantly higher in the children and adolescents with anxiety disorders than healthy controls(P=0.002).CONCLUSION:The children and adolescents with anxiety disorders have significantly thicker central ChT than controls.In the larger sample,longitudinal studies will contribute to the use of choroidal differences as a clinical marker for monitoring anxiety disorders.