Changes in Choroidal Blood Flow and Morphology in Response to Increase in Intraocular Pressure. 2017

Tomohiko Akahori, and Takeshi Iwase, and Kentaro Yamamoto, and Eimei Ra, and Hiroko Terasaki
Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an elevation in IOP on the choroidal blood flow and morphology. We studied 27 healthy subjects. The mean blur rate (MBR) determined by laser speckle flowgraphy was used to measure the choroidal blood flow. The subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) was measured in the optical coherence tomographic images of the macular region. The luminal and stromal areas of the choroid were determined by the binarization method before, during, and after the IOP was elevated 20 and 30 mm Hg with pressure using an ophthalmodynamometer. The ocular perfusion pressure (OPP) was significantly reduced by the elevation of the IOP by 20 (-52.0%, P < 0.001) and 30 mm Hg (-77.9%, P < 0.001). The percentage reduction in the macular choroidal MBR was -32.5% at an IOP elevation of 20 mm Hg (P < 0.001) and -46.6% at an IOP elevation of 30 mm Hg (P < 0.001). The SFCT was reduced by -3.8% (P = 0.014) and -7.7%, (P < 0.001) during an elevation of IOP of 20 and 30 mm Hg, respectively. The luminal area of the choroid was reduced during an elevation of the IOP of 20 (P = 0.001) and 30 mm Hg (P < 0.001). However, the stromal area did not change significantly. There was no significant correlation between the reduction ratio of OPP and other factors during the elevation of 20 mm Hg, but the correlation between the reduction ratio of OPP and the choroidal MBR during the elevation of 30 mm Hg was significant. The choroidal MBR had recovered significantly at 7 (P = 0.037) and 10 minutes (P = 0.022) compared with that immediately after the IOP elevation of 30 mm Hg. The choroid can autoregulate its blood flow in response to experimental changes in the OPP induced by IOP elevations.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007429 Intraocular Pressure The pressure of the fluids in the eye. Ocular Tension,Intraocular Pressures,Ocular Tensions,Pressure, Intraocular,Pressures, Intraocular,Tension, Ocular,Tensions, Ocular
D008297 Male Males
D009798 Ocular Hypertension A condition in which the intraocular pressure is elevated above normal and which may lead to glaucoma. Glaucoma, Suspect,Hypertension, Ocular,Glaucomas, Suspect,Hypertensions, Ocular,Ocular Hypertensions,Suspect Glaucoma,Suspect Glaucomas
D009884 Ophthalmodynamometry Measurement of the blood pressure of the retinal vessels. It is used also for the determination of the near point of convergence (CONVERGENCE, OCULAR). (From Cline, et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) Ophthalmodynamometries
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D012039 Regional Blood Flow The flow of BLOOD through or around an organ or region of the body. Blood Flow, Regional,Blood Flows, Regional,Flow, Regional Blood,Flows, Regional Blood,Regional Blood Flows
D001783 Blood Flow Velocity A value equal to the total volume flow divided by the cross-sectional area of the vascular bed. Blood Flow Velocities,Flow Velocities, Blood,Flow Velocity, Blood,Velocities, Blood Flow,Velocity, Blood Flow
D001794 Blood Pressure PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS. Systolic Pressure,Diastolic Pressure,Pulse Pressure,Pressure, Blood,Pressure, Diastolic,Pressure, Pulse,Pressure, Systolic,Pressures, Systolic
D002829 Choroid The thin, highly vascular membrane covering most of the posterior of the eye between the RETINA and SCLERA. Choriocapillaris,Haller Layer,Haller's Layer,Sattler Layer,Sattler's Layer,Choroids
D005260 Female Females

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