Bai Yifan , Li Yongchao , Zhang Peng , Li Jiahang , Ren Tiantong , Shang Qingli
  • Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China;
Shang Qingli, Email: qinglishang2013@sina.cn
Idiopathic macular hole; Retinal blood flow; Choroidal blood flow; Three-dimensional choroidal vascular index; Swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography
10.3760/cma.j.cn511434-20250318-00115
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Objective  To compare changes in retinal and choroidal blood flow in the macular area of eyes with idiopathic macular hole (IMH), fellow eyes, and normal eyes. Additionally, the correlation between these blood flow changes and the occurrence and development of IMH. Method  A cross-sectional study. From January 2023 to January 2024, 47 patients (47 eyes) diagnosed with IMH (IMH group) in Department of Ophthalmology of The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University were included in the study. The contralateral eye of IMH eyes was assigned to the contralateral eye group. Healthy volunteers with matched gender and age were selected as the normal control group. Swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography was used to acquire the vessel density (VD) of the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP) in the areas within 0-1 mm and 1-6 mm around the fovea, including the superior, temporal, inferior, and nasal regions. Additionally, the choroidal blood flow area (CBFA) and three-dimensional choroidal vascular index (3D-CVI) were measured. The minimum linear diameter (MLD) and base diameter (BD) of the IMH were manually measured. Spearman correlation analysis was performed to evaluate the correlation between the size of the IMH and the various vascular parameters. Results Compared with the normal control group, the SCP-VD in the 3rd stage (t=1.298, P=0.009) and 4th stage (t=1.264, P＜0.000) eyes in the IMH group was significantly decreased, with statistical significance; the DCP-VD (t=1.958, 2.150, 1.712, 1.667; P=0.027, ＜0.000, ＜0.000, ＜0.000) and 3D-CVI (t=0.027, 0.030, 0.024, 0.023; P=0.005, 0.003, ＜0.000, ＜0.000) in eyes of all stages were significantly decreased, with statistical significance; the CBFA in eyes of stages 2-4 was significantly decreased, with statistical significance (t=0.027, 0.022, 0.021; P=0.028, 0.002, 0.002). Compared with the contralateral eye group, the DCP-VD and 3D-CVI in the IMH group were significantly reduced, with statistical significance (Z=−3.289, −2.704; P=0.001, 0.007). Pairwise comparisons between eyes of different stages in the IMH group showed that SCP-VD was significantly different between stage 2 and stage 4 (t=1.776, P=0.008); DCP-VD was significantly different between stage 1 and stage 3, and stage 1 and stage 4 (t=1.685, 1.661; P=0.002, 0.000). Correlation analysis showed that SCP-VD was negatively correlated with MLD and BD (r=−0.508, −0.408; P=0.002, 0.014); DCP-VD was negatively correlated with BD (r=−0.410, P=0.013). Compared with the normal control group, the nasal CBFA in stage 3 and 4 IMH eyes (t=0.149, 0.145; P=0.005, 0.002), and the nasal 3D-CVI in stage 1 and 3 IMH eyes (t=0.030, 0.027; P=0.002, ＜0.000) were significantly decreased, with statistical significance. Conclusion The SCP-VD, DCP-VD, CBFA, and 3D-CVI in IMH eyes were significantly reduced.

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