OBSERVATION OF CENTRAL MACULAR THICKNESS AND MICROVASCULATURE BY OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY IN AN AMBLYOPIC PATIENT

Purpose: Documented the macular area changes regarding thickness and vascularity on an amblyopic patient by optical coherence tomography angiograph. Patients methods: A case control observational study. AllPatients were attended to Ain shams university clinic of Ophthalmology Department Re- search Institute in period between October 2020 May 2021.the study included 40 patients, age 7-18y, with unilateral eye divided into 4 groups each group 10 strabismus, anisometropia, sensory deprivation compared The patients excluded history prematurity, trauma, neurologic or systemic disease, uncooperative eccentric fixation, refractive errors more than 6 Diopters. investigated documented byoptical (OCT) angiograph (OCTA). Results: central (1mm) macula all non-significant except groupthere was a significant increase p -value 0.033.The FAZ area, superficial capillary plexus (SCP) deep (DCP), are not statistically (p-value 0.0412 & 0.154) respectively. Conclusion: Thestudy helps understanding microvasculature OCT OCTA that may play role pathophysiology management different types pediatric patient.