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Retina-Vitreous 2019 , Vol 28 , Num 2
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Measurement of Choroidal Thickness in Atrial Fibrillation
Uğur YILMAZ1, Samet YILMAZ2, Çiğdem MARTİN3, Oğuz KILIÇ4, Hüseyin KAYA1
1Assist. professor, Pamukkale University Medical School, Ophthalmology Clinic Denizli, TURKEY
2Assist. professor, Pamukkale University Medical School, Cardiology Clinic Denizli, TURKEY
3Asist. Dr., Pamukkale University Medical School, Ophthalmology Clinic Denizli,TURKEY
4Asist. Dr., Pamukkale University Medical School, Cardiology Clinic Denizli,TURKEY
Purpose: To investigate whether Atrial Fibrillation (AF) affects the choroidal thickness.

Method: 57 eyes of 30 AF patients and 59 eyes of 30 volunteer examined in our eye clinic for different reasons were included in our study. Choroid thickness was measured at the fovea, at points 1mm temporal to the fovea, and at points 1 mm nasal to the fovea in a horizontal section. The mean choroidal thickness of the two groups was compared.

Result: There was no statistically significant difference for age and gender between two groups (p= 0,07, 0,796 respectively). The mean choroidal thicknesses in nasal, temporal submacular and the subfoveal region was lower in AF group for both eye separately. In each group, there was no signifi cant difference between right and left eye for nasal submacular, temporal submacular and subfoveal choroidal thickness.

Conclusion: Choroidal thickness of AF patients is thinner compared to control group. This effect may be the result of the microvascular effect of AF. Keywords : Atrial fibrilation, choroidal thickness, endothelial dysfunction

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