Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography for Evaluation of Conjunctival Vessels in Dry Eyes

Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography for Evaluation of Conjunctival Vessels in Dry Eyes

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Objective.This study aimed to evaluate conjunctival vessels in patients with dry eye disease (DED) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).Methods.

This was a cross-sectional, observational clinical study.Twenty-three eyes of 18 patients with DED and 28 eyes of 23 healthy controls were included for examination in this study.The evaluation included the application of an Ocular Surface Disease Index Questionnaire, Schirmer Basic Secretion Test, and anterior OCTA targeting the temporal conjunctiva.

AngioTool software was used to quantify the total vessel length and vessel density in the 3 × 3 mm temporal region of interest.Results.Blood vessel density measurements were compared across the OCTA systems.
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The total vessel length within the conjunctiva of the DED group (4799.34 ± 834.36) exceeded that of the control eye (3864.

89 ± 1455.70) group (P < 0.05).

However, the difference in vessel density between the two groups was not statistically significant.Conclusion.Measurement and analysis of conjunctival blood vessels using OCTA exhibited robust repeatability.
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In dry eyes, the total number of conjunctival blood vessels increased in accordance with disease severity.Hypoxia of conjunctival tissue may be an important cause of dry eye disease