Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81900910);Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(No.LQ19H120003);Basic Scientific Research Project of Wenzhou(No.Y20210194,No.Y20190638).
AIM:To explore choroidal thickness(CT)and choroidal vascularity index(CVI)changes around the macula and optic nerve head(ONH)using swept-source optical coherence tomography(SS-OCT)after small-incision lenticule extrac...
Supported by the Prince of Songkla University Research Fund,No.SCI6302040S。
BACKGROUND Small blood vessels in the eyes are more susceptible to injury,which can lead to complications.However,since diabetic retinopathy is often a serious clinical condition,most of this study focuses on the vasc...
Supported by FCT/MCTES UIDB/05608/2020(https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/05608/2020);UIDP/05608/2020(https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDP/05608/2020);IDI&CA grant IPL/2022/MetAllAMD_ESTeSL by H&TRC-Health&Technology Research Center,ESTeSL-Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde,Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa;by Retina Institute of Lisbon(IRL).
AIM:To quantify and compare longitudinal thickness changes of the ganglion cell complex(GCC)and the choroid in patients with different patterns of age-related macular degeneration(AMD)progression.METHODS:Retrospective...
supported by the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology,Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center,Sun Yat-Sen University,Guangzhou,China;the National Key R&D Program of China(2023YFC2506100 to X.L.);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82150710555 and 82220108016 to X.L.);the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province grant(2021A1515010684 to W.L.);the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science(2020B1212060033 to W.L.),and the Guangzhou Basic Research Program(2023A03J0182 to W.L.).
The retinal pigment epithelium(RPE)between retinal photoreceptors and choroidal capillaries is a single layer of cells that are of critical importance to the eye.RPE cells are derived from the anterior neural plate of...
AIM:To develop an automated model for subfoveal choroidal thickness(SFCT)detection in optical coherence tomography(OCT)images,addressing manual fovea location and choroidal contour challenges.METHODS:Two procedures we...
AIM:To investigate the effects of exogenous testosterone treatment on the choroidal parameters in patients with androgen deficiency.METHODS:Right eyes of 24 patients with androgen deficiency and 31 healthy volunteers ...
supported by The Medical and health science and technology plan of Zhejiang Province(Grant No.2021RC163 and No.2022RC284).
Purpose:To evaluate choroidal thickness and retinal nerve fiber layer(RNFL)thickness in different trimesters using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography(EDI-OCT).Methods:A prospective comparative study i...
The choroid is a multifunctional,highly vascular,and dynamic tissue which contributes to ocular homeostasis and the regulation of eye growth in both animals and humans.Although challenging to reliably measure,recent a...
the Deputyship for Research and Innovation,Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia for funding this research work through the project(No.IFKSUOR3-433-1)。
AIM:To investigate the impact of multifocal gas permeable contact lens(MFGPCL)in various add power and distance/near area allocation on short-term changes of choroidal thickness(ChT),axial length(AL),and retinal defoc...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81790643,81970839,82271105,and 82121003);the Sichuan Science and Technology Program(China)(No.2021YFS0033,2021YFS0404,2021YFS0369,and 2020ZYD037);the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(China)(No.2019-I2M-5-032).
The retinal pigment epithelium(RPE)and choroid are located behind the human retina and have multiple functions in the human visual system.Knowledge of the RPE and choroid cells and their gene expression profiles are f...