Macular findings in highly myopic eyes using OCT and its correlation to refractive state, axial length and visual acuity

Sameh Mohamed Elgouhary, Abdel Rahman Sarhan, Asmaa Ibrahim, lobna Abdel Hi

Abstract


Purpose: To detect macular findings in subjects with high axial myopia using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and to correlate these findings with refractive state, axial length and visual acuity.

Methods: Observational case study involved 100 eyes of 60 subjects with high axial myopia. Spectral domain-OCT was used to examine all eyes and scans were performed on vertical planes. The presence or absence of macular abnormalities was reported.

Results: The findings in the studied 100 eyes were as follows: retinoschisis (6%), epiretinal membrane (6%), foveoschisis (2%), choroidal neovascular membrane (4%), partial posterior vitreous detachment (4%), macular scar (4%), combined (31%) and normal appearance (43%).

Conclusions: This study concluded that the macula in highly myopic eyes may be normal without any pathologic findings in 43% of cases and it may have one or more pathologic findings in 57% of cases. There is no specific macular finding for a given refractive state or axial length. Macular scar and CNV are associated with the worst visual acuity.


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