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Choroidal thickness in school children: The Gobi Desert Children Eye Study

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  • Dan Zhu
  • Yan Wang
  • Yan Fei Zheng
  • Da Yong Yang
  • Kai Guo
  • Xian Rong Yang
  • Xin Xia Jing
  • Ian Y Wong
  • Qi Sheng You
  • Yong Tao
  • Jost B Jonas

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Purpose: To investigate choroidal thickness (CT) and its associations in children in a school-based study. Methods: The cross-sectional school-based Gobi Desert Children Eye Study included 1565 out of 1911 (81.9%) eligible children from all schools in the oasis region of Ejina in the Gobi Desert. A detailed ophthalmic examination was performed, including spectral-domain optical coherence tomography with enhanced depth imaging for CT measurement. Results: CT measurements were available for 1463 (93.5%) students (mean age: 11.8±3.5 years; range:7–21 years). Mean subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) was 282±49μm. CT was thickest at 1000μm temporal to the fovea (286±49μm), followed by the subfoveal region (282±49 μm; P

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  • Dan Zhu & Yan Wang & Yan Fei Zheng & Da Yong Yang & Kai Guo & Xian Rong Yang & Xin Xia Jing & Ian Y Wong & Qi Sheng You & Yong Tao & Jost B Jonas, 2017. "Choroidal thickness in school children: The Gobi Desert Children Eye Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(6), pages 1-15, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0179579
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179579
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    1. Ya Xing Wang & Liang Xu & Lei Shao & Ya Qin Zhang & Hua Yang & Jin Da Wang & Jost B Jonas & Wen Bin Wei, 2014. "Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness and Glaucoma. The Beijing Eye Study 2011," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(9), pages 1-7, September.
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    1. Jowita Zwolska & Ireneusz Balicki & Agnieszka Balicka, 2023. "Morphological and Morphometric Analysis of Canine Choroidal Layers Using Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-14, February.

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