Correlation of foveal avascular zone size with foveal morphology in normal eyes using optical coherence tomography angiography

Retina

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2188-2195

  Samara, Wasim A ^a   Say, Emil A T ^a   Khoo, Chloe T L ^a   Higgins, Timothy P ^a   Magrath, George ^a   Ferenczy, Sandor ^a   Shields, Carol L ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central macular thickness; Deep capillary plexus; Foveal avascular zone; Optical coherence tomography angiography; Superficial capillary plexus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CENTRAL MACULAR THICKNESS; CENTRAL MACULAR VOLUME; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOVEAL AVASCULAR ZONE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING SOFTWARE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA CAPILLARY; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; SEX RATIO; SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL VESSELS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 84946091202     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: 15392864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000847     Document Type: Article

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