Choroidal thickness in thyroid-associated orbitopathy.

Frank Hiu Ping LaiTiara W U IaoDanny S C NgAlvin L YoungJoy LeungAlvin AuSimon T C KoKelvin K L Chong

Published in: Clinical & experimental ophthalmology (2019)

TAO patients showed thicker choroid than controls over the macula, but not the peripapillary regions. Thinner subfoveal choroid was associated with worsening exophthalmos and poorer vision. EDI-OCT can monitor choroidal vascular changes associated with TAO and its complications.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
optic nerve
end stage renal disease
diabetic retinopathy
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
risk factors
age related macular degeneration
patient reported outcomes