DR.VAISHNAVI WANKHEDE

DR. SNEHAL RHISHIKESH THAKRE, DR. PRADNYA DESHMUKH, DR. (MRS.) JYOTIKA P. MISHRIKOTKAR

Abstract

PURPOSE:To compare the macular changes in two eyes in patients with unilateral amblyopia by SD-OCT METHODS:A prospective observational study was performed of 48 patients with amblyopia aged more than 5 years who have not received treatment for amblyopia from December 2017 to July 2019 RESULTS:The mean foveal thickness in amblyopic eyes (255±31.82 µm) was significantly more than normal eyes (242.18±31.17µm).There was no statistical significant difference in macular thickness, mRNFL, GCL+, GCL++, macular and mRNFL volume between normal and amblyopic eyes and between the both amblyopic groups i.e. strabismic and anisometropic. In our study, we found that the macular thickness in anisometropic eyes (266.88±22.16 µm) was more as compared to strabismic eyes (260.40±31.51 µm) but not significant CONCLUSION:Our study confirmed that cortical changes are the main pathophysiology behind amblyopia and changes at the level of retina are mere incidental findings unmasked by the newer technologies