Analysis of influence factors and prevalence of macular choroidopathy in middle-aged and elderly patients with high myopia

Abstract

AIM:To analyze the prevalence and influence factors of macular choroidopathy secondary to high myopia, so as to better understand the development of macular choroidopathy in patients with high myopia.METHODS: The current study carried out a retrospective analysis on highly myopic patients aged 40 and above(2016-01/2019-07). A total of 232 patients(461 eyes)with high myopia were included. The fundus images and OCT results of all patients were evaluated to divide the cases into two main categories, non-choroidopathy 99 patients(255 eyes)and choroidopathy 133 patients(206 eyes), with choroidopathy including choroidal atrophy and choroidal neovascularization. The statistical analysis on the prevalence of different disorders and the multivariate regression between the influence factors were performed.RESULTS: The prevalence of macular choroidopathy was 36.0%(166 eyes), of which, the prevalence of choroidal atrophy was 19.5%(90 eyes), and the prevalence of choroidal neovascularization was 16.5%(76 eyes). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that axial length was the influence factor of choroidal atrophy(P<0.01), age and axial length were the influence factors of choroidal neovascularization(all P<0.01), gender, age and axial length were the influence factors of choroidopathy(all P<0.01).CONCLUSION: Choroidal atrophy and choroidal neovascularization were prone to occur in patients with high myopia, and the prevalence was higher in women. In addition, the prevalence increased with the increase of age and diopter.

Keywords

• high myopia
• choroidopathy
• prevalence