CHOROIDAL THICKNESS MEASUREMENT IN CHILDREN USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY

{Purpose: To measure choroidal thickness (CT) in children of various ages by using spectral optical coherence tomography with enhanced depth imaging and to investigate the association between subfoveal CT and ocular axial length, age, gender, weight, and height in children. Methods: Healthy children were prospectively included between May and August 2012. Optical coherence tomography with the enhanced depth imaging system (Spectralis, Heidelberg, Germany) was used for choroidal imaging at nine defined points of the macula of both eyes. Axial length was measured using IOLMaster (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA). Height, weight, and refraction were recorded. Interobserver agreement in readings was also assessed by the Bland-Altman Method. Results: Three hundred and forty-eight eyes from 174 children aged 3.5 years to 14.9 years were imaged. The mean subfoveal CT in right eyes was 341.96 +/- 74.7 mu m. Choroidal thickness increased with age (r = 0.24