Open AccessIs Choroidal or Scleral Thickness Related to Myopic Macular Degeneration?
Author(s) -
Chee Wai Wong,
Val Phua,
Shu Yen Lee,
Tien Yin Wong,
Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.16-20742
Subject(s) - medicine , ophthalmology , macular degeneration , dioptre , choroid , optical coherence tomography , fundus (uterus) , odds ratio , visual acuity , optics , retina , physics
The relative contribution of mechanical and vascular factors to the pathogenesis of myopic macular degeneration (MMD) is unclear. To address this gap, we examined the association of choroidal thickness (CT) and scleral thickness (ST) with MMD.
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