title: The effect of anisometropic amblyopia on retrobulbar blood flow parameters. Anisometropic amblyopia and retrobulbar blood flow.
abstract: To look for a correlation between or the effect of anisometropia amblyopia on retrobulbar blood flow parameters. Peak systolic velocity (PSV) and end-diastolic velocity (EDV) of the ophthalmic artery (OA), central retinal artery (CRA), and temporal posterior ciliary artery (tPCA) were measured with color Doppler imaging, and systolic/diastolic ratio, resistivity index (RI), and pulsatility index (PI) were computed in 42 patients with anisometropic amblyopia. The mean PSV of OA, CRA, and tPCA in amblyopic and fellow eyes were 62.69 ± 24.04, 62.64 ± 20.18; 9.28 ± 3.71, 10.27 ± 4.18; 10.81 ± 4.59, 11.28 ± 4.91, respectively. The mean EDV of OA, CRA, and tPCA in amblyopic and fellow eyes were 15.87 ± 11.31, 14.52 ± 6.54; 2.48 ± 1.17, 2.62 ± 2.06; 3.04 ± 2.34, 3.14 ± 2.18, respectively. The mean RI of OA, CRA, and tPCA in amblyopic and fellow eyes were 0.76 ± 0.08, 0.76 ± 0.08; 0.72 ± 0.08, 0.74 ± 0.95; 0.72 ± 0.09, 0.72 ± 0.08, respectively. The mean PI of OA, CRA, and tPCA in amblyopic and fellow eyes were 1.77 ± 0.42, 1.81 ± 0.46; 01.58 ± 0.42, 1.59 ± 0.43; 1.54 ± 0.43, 1.58 ± 0.49, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in any of the measured parameters between the amblyopic and fellow eyes. Anisometropic amblyopia did not cause any change in retrobulbar blood flow in amblyopic eyes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Elazığ Training and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Turgut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.forename: Mete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güler
authors.forename: Peykan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Turkcuoglu
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Artas
authors.forename: Gulsen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ulku
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Arslanhan
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yiğit
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000550:Amblyopia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D019842:Ciliary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009880:Ophthalmic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology*; D012161:Retinal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D055815:Young Adult