Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and retinal vessel calibers in children with thalassemia minor
Objectives: Evaluation of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, subfoveal choroidal thickness, and retinal vessel caliber measurements in children with thalassemia minor. Methods: In this cross-sectional and comparative study, 30 thalassemia minor patients and 36 controls were inclu...
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| author | Semra Acer Yasemin I Balcı Gökhan Pekel Tuğba T Ongun Aziz Polat Ebru N Çetin Ramazan Yağcı |
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| description | Objectives: Evaluation of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, subfoveal choroidal thickness, and retinal vessel caliber measurements in children with thalassemia minor. Methods: In this cross-sectional and comparative study, 30 thalassemia minor patients and 36 controls were included. Heidelberg spectral domain optical coherence tomography was used for peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, subfoveal choroidal thickness, and retinal vessel caliber measurements. Results: There was no statistically significant difference in retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and subfoveal choroidal thickness between the two groups ( p > 0.05). There was no correlation between retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and hemoglobin values. Both the arterioral and venular calibers were higher in thalassemia minor group ( p < 0.05). Conclusion: There is increased retinal arterioral and venular calibers in children with thalassemia minor compared with controls. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-daec47e93f174bf79ac1a79b69efb3472022-12-21T18:22:14ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medicine2050-31212016-07-01410.1177/205031211666168310.1177_2050312116661683Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and retinal vessel calibers in children with thalassemia minorSemra Acer0Yasemin I Balcı1Gökhan Pekel2Tuğba T Ongun3Aziz Polat4Ebru N Çetin5Ramazan Yağcı6Department of Ophthalmology, Pamukkale University, Denizli, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Thalassemia Center, Pamukkale University, Denizli, TurkeyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Pamukkale University, Denizli, TurkeyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Pamukkale University, Denizli, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Thalassemia Center, Pamukkale University, Denizli, TurkeyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Pamukkale University, Denizli, TurkeyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Pamukkale University, Denizli, TurkeyObjectives: Evaluation of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, subfoveal choroidal thickness, and retinal vessel caliber measurements in children with thalassemia minor. Methods: In this cross-sectional and comparative study, 30 thalassemia minor patients and 36 controls were included. Heidelberg spectral domain optical coherence tomography was used for peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, subfoveal choroidal thickness, and retinal vessel caliber measurements. Results: There was no statistically significant difference in retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and subfoveal choroidal thickness between the two groups ( p > 0.05). There was no correlation between retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and hemoglobin values. Both the arterioral and venular calibers were higher in thalassemia minor group ( p < 0.05). Conclusion: There is increased retinal arterioral and venular calibers in children with thalassemia minor compared with controls.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312116661683 |
| spellingShingle | Semra Acer Yasemin I Balcı Gökhan Pekel Tuğba T Ongun Aziz Polat Ebru N Çetin Ramazan Yağcı Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and retinal vessel calibers in children with thalassemia minor SAGE Open Medicine |
| title | Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and retinal vessel calibers in children with thalassemia minor |
| title_full | Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and retinal vessel calibers in children with thalassemia minor |
| title_fullStr | Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and retinal vessel calibers in children with thalassemia minor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and retinal vessel calibers in children with thalassemia minor |
| title_short | Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and retinal vessel calibers in children with thalassemia minor |
| title_sort | retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and retinal vessel calibers in children with thalassemia minor |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312116661683 |
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