Retina-Vitreous
2022 , Vol 31 , Num 1
Assessment of Retinal, Choroidal and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thicknesses in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
1Associate Professor, MD, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Department of Ophthalmology, Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye2Ophthalmologist, İdil State Hosptial, Department of Ophthalmology, Şırnak, Türkiye
3Prof. Dr., MD, Private Office, Department of Gastroenterology, Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye
4Ophthalmologist, Bafra State Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Samsun, Türkiye
5Ophthalmologist, Gaziosmanpaşa Research and Training Hospital,, Department of Ophthalmology, İstanbul, Türkiye
6Ophthalmologist, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Research and Training Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, İstanbul, Türkiye DOI : 10.37845/ret.vit.2022.31.2 Purpose: To compare the thickness of macula, choroid, and peripapillary retina nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Results: Twenty-six eyes of 26 Crohn?s disease (CD) patients, thirty-one eyes of 31 ulcerative colitis (UC) patients, and twenty-nine eyes of 29 healthy subjects as control group were included in the study. There was no significant difference between groups in age and sex (p:0.696 and p:0.115, respectively). The evaluations in all of the macular thickness, choroidal thickness, RNFL show no significant difference between the IBD and control subjects.
Conclusion: Inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn?s disease and ulcerative colitis have no change in the choroid, RNFL, and macular thickness. Further studies are needed.
