BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the fovea microvasculature in adult subjects with history of preterm birth using optical coherence angiography (OCTA). PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this retrospective study, macular OCTA images were obtained from adult subjects with a history of preterm birth. The presence of the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) and its size was determined. RESULTS: Ten eyes from six subjects with ages ranging from 26 years old to 65 years old were evaluated. A distinct FAZ was not observed in three eyes (30%). The FAZ was small in other eyes, ranging from 0.07 mm2 to 0.18 mm2. CONCLUSION: Adult subjects with a history of preterm birth may have persistent foveal vasculature in the FAZ. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2018;49:122-125.]. Copyright 2018, SLACK Incorporated.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the fovea microvasculature in adult subjects with history of preterm birth using optical coherence angiography (OCTA). PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this retrospective study, macular OCTA images were obtained from adult subjects with a history of preterm birth. The presence of the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) and its size was determined. RESULTS: Ten eyes from six subjects with ages ranging from 26 years old to 65 years old were evaluated. A distinct FAZ was not observed in three eyes (30%). The FAZ was small in other eyes, ranging from 0.07 mm2 to 0.18 mm2. CONCLUSION: Adult subjects with a history of preterm birth may have persistent foveal vasculature in the FAZ. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2018;49:122-125.]. Copyright 2018, SLACK Incorporated.
Authors: S Tammy Hsu; Hoan T Ngo; Sandra S Stinnett; Nathan L Cheung; Robert J House; Michael P Kelly; Xi Chen; Laura B Enyedi; S Grace Prakalapakorn; Miguel A Materin; Mays A El-Dairi; Glenn J Jaffe; Sharon F Freedman; Cynthia A Toth; Lejla Vajzovic Journal: Ophthalmology Date: 2019-07-15 Impact factor: 12.079