Choroidal changes in human myopia: insights from optical coherence tomography imaging

• Published in: Clinical and experimental optometry Vol. 102; no. 3; pp. 270 - 285
• Main Authors: Read, Scott A, Fuss, James A, Vincent, Stephen J, Collins, Michael J, Alonso-caneiro, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne Taylor & Francis 01.05.2019; Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Animals; choroid; Choroid - anatomy & histology; Choroid - diagnostic imaging; Choroid - pathology; Environmental factors; Eye; Humans; imaging; Myopia; Myopia - diagnostic imaging; Myopia - pathology; Nutrients; optical coherence tomography; Retina; Thinning; Tomography; Tomography, Optical Coherence; choroid; myopia; optical coherence tomography; imaging

The choroid is a vascular tissue which plays a range of critical roles in the normal physiology of the eye, such as supplying the outer retina with oxygen and nutrients and the regulation of intraocular pressure. There is also substantial evidence, particularly from animal studies, that the choroid...