Choroidal thickness in pregnant women

窑Investigation窑

Choroidal thickness in pregnant women : a cross sectional study Department of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, Guangdong Province, China 2 Department of Ophthalmology, the First People's Hospital of Chenzhou, Chenzhou 423001, Hunan Province, China 3 Institute of Translational Medicine, the First People's Hospital of Chenzhou, Chenzhou 423001, Hunan Province, China Correspondence to: Xiao-He Lu. Department of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, Guangdong Province, China. [email protected] Received: 2016-01-05 Accepted: 2016-04-21 1

Abstract

· AIM:

To investigate choroidal thickness in pregnant

women and compare the measurements with those of normal nonpregnant women.

· METHODS:

Using enhanced depth imaging optical

coherence tomography

(EDI -OCT), choroidal thickness

was measured at the fovea and at 1 mm and 3 mm superior, inferior, temporal, and nasal to the fovea in both healthy pregnant women and nonpregnant women.

Pearson correlation analysis was performed to evaluate the relationships between subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) and the demographic and ocular parameters. Pooled odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI)

were calculated using fixed -effects model when Meta analyses were conducted.

·RESULTS: Comparison of choroidal thickness between the groups showed that it was significantly greater in healthy

pregnant

women's

eyes

than

in

normal

(