Table 3. Choroidal thickness in myopia studies.
Authors | Mean age (years) | Sample size | Refractive error (D) | Relationship with myopia |
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El Matri et al5 | 47.21±14.24 | 187 eyes | −13.66±5.77 | Choroid thinning in pathogenesis of choroidal neovascularization |
Fujiwara et al6 | 59.7±17.6 | 55 eyes | −11.9±3.7 | Choroid thinning in the pathogenesis of myopic degeneration |
Flores-Moreno et al16 | 54.4±18.2 | 120 eyes | ≥−6 | Axial length is associated with choroidal thickness in high myopia |
Ho et al18 | 50.4±2.03 | 56 patients | −6.1 to −11 | Choroidal thickness decreases with age and severity of myopia |
Gupta et al19 | 21.63±1.15 | 448 subjects | −8.52±1.20 | Highly myopic eyes have significantly thinner peripapillary choroid |