Evaluation of macular and papillary morphometric parameters in amblyopic eyes

Purpose : To evaluate the macular and papillary parameters by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in children affected by amblyopia. Methods : 234 eyes of 117 children (102 male; mean age: 8,89 years) were divided into 4 groups: group 0 (162 healthy eyes of 81 subjects with both eyes without amblyopia); group 1 (32 healthy eyes of 32 subjects with monolateral amblyopia); group 2 (32 amblyopic eyes of 32 subjects with monolateral amblyopia), and group 3 (8 amblyopic eyes of 4 subjects with bilateral amblyopia). All the subjects were assessed for optic nerve head (ONH) parameters, retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, ganglion cell complex (GCC) thickness, macular thickness at 3 and 5 mm from the fovea, and retina map and ONH scan quality index (SQI) by SD OCT iVue, Optovue (Fremont, CA; Optovue, Inc.). Two-sided p values 0,005). Conclusions : Amblyopia affects morphometric parameters of the ONH and of the macula and the quality of the images assessed by SD OCT