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The effect of travoprost on subfoveal choroidal thickness in primary open angle glaucoma

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Author Details : Neha Chawla Guliani, Sangeeta Abrol, Rajshekhar Vemparala, Brahm Prakash Guliani

Volume : 10, Issue : 3, Year : 2024

Article Page : 497-501

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijceo.2024.086

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Abstract

Objective: To assess the effect of topical travoprost on subfoveal Choroidal Thickness in Primary open glaucoma patients. The choroidal thickness, a sign of ocular blood flow can be altered by prostaglandin analogues. Hence this study was done to analyse the choroidal thickness after travoprost therapy.
Materials and Methods: This Prospective, interventional study included 41 eyes of treatment naive POAG patients. Subfoveal choroidal thickness was measured at first visit and after 3 months of topical travoprost therapy by Enhanced Depth Imaging Optical Coherence Tomography (EDI-OCT). The measurements were compared before starting the treatment and after 3 months of treatment with travoprost therapy.
Result: The mean choroidal thickness pre-treatment was 296.73 ± 28.07 mm post treatment was 311.56 ± 33.38 µm. The mean difference in choroidal thickness between pre-treatment and post-treatment was found to be 14.8 ±15.1 µm with median value(IQR) of 8 (3 - 30) µm (p-value< 0> Conclusion: The current study showed that Subfoveal choroidal thickness(SFCT) changes with travoprost therapy.
 

Keywords: Primary open angle glaucoma, Enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography, travoprost, Subfoveal choroidal thickness

How to cite : Guliani N C, Abrol S, Vemparala R, Guliani B P, The effect of travoprost on subfoveal choroidal thickness in primary open angle glaucoma. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2024;10(3):497-501

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