Effect of Topical Pilocarpine on Choroidal Thickness in Healthy Subjects.

Optometry and Vision Science : Official Publication of the American Academy of Optometry
Dmitrii S MaltsevAlexander S Vasiliev

Abstract

This is a proof-of-concept study showing the possibility of pharmacological control for choroidal thickness using pilocarpine as an agent that causes 2 to 5% choroidal thinning in healthy eyes after the instillation. The purpose of this article was to study the effect of instillation of 1% pilocarpine on choroidal thickness in healthy subjects. Sixteen healthy individuals (seven males and nine females; mean ± standard deviation age, 25.8 ± 3.3 years) were included. All participants received optical coherence tomography to evaluate subfoveal choroidal thickness (SCT) and choroidal area on cross-sectional scan within 4-mm central area. Axial length was measured using optical biometry. Optical coherence tomography was performed before and after pilocarpine was instilled six times for a 75-minute period in one eye; the fellow eye was used as the control. Subfoveal choroidal thickness and choroidal area were measured by two masked graders in random fashion and averaged for analysis. After instillation of 1% pilocarpine, percentage SCT change in study and control eye was -3.3 ± 3.8% and 0.4 ± 3.2%, respectively (P = .03). Percentage change choroidal area in study and control eye was -2.3 ± 2.5% and 0.8 ± 3.3%, respectively (P < .001)...Continue Reading

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