Assessment of Choroidal Thickness and Volume during the Water Drinking Test by Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography – Corrected Proof
Objective: To evaluate changes in peripapillary and macular choroidal thickness and volume after the water-drinking test (WDT) using swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS OCT).Design: Prospective, cross-sectional, observational study.Participants: Fifty-six eyes of 28 healthy volunteers.Methods: Participants underwent a 3-dimensional optic disc and macula scanning protocol with a prototype SS OCT (Topcon, Inc., Tokyo, Japan) at baseline and 15, 30, 45, and 120 minutes after the start of the WDT. The WDT consisted of drinking 1000 ml of water within 5 minutes. Objective measurements of the choroid were obtained with automated segmentation of the choroidal boundaries.Main Outcome Measures: Choroidal thickness and volume.Results: (Read more...)