title: Diametric measurement of foveal avascular zone in healthy young adults using optical coherence tomography angiography.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The objective of this study is to measure the diameter size of foveal avascular zone (FAZ) in both eyes of healthy young adults using optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross sectional study to measure the foveal avascular zone in healthy young adults. Subjects underwent OCT angiography using Zeiss AngioPlex OCT angiography in both eyes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  30 eyes of 15 healthy young adults were evaluated. The mean horizontal FAZ diameter of superficial vascular plexus was 661.166 ± 119.99 microns and mean vertical FAZ diameter was 660.033 ± 96.169 microns (P = 0.9442). The mean horizontal FAZ diameter of deep vascular plexus was 1011.2 ± 154.526 microns and the mean vertical FAZ diameter of deep vascular plexus was 818.033 ± 102.108 microns. There was no difference between the contralateral eyes of subjects in FAZ diameter of both superficial and deep capillary plexuses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The mean diametric size of FAZ in superficial capillary plexus is 660.599 ± 0.801 microns and deep capillary plexus is 914.616 ± 136.589 microns. There was no significant difference with the contralateral eyes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Al Zahra Hospital, PO Box 3499, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Nazimul
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Al Buhairah Corniche, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Anjli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hussain
keywords: Deep capillary plexus; Foveal avascular zone; Horizontal diameter; Macula; Optical coherence tomography angiography; Retinal vasculature; Superficial capillary plexus; Vertical diameter