JOURNAL ARTICLE

Effect of Active & Passive Smoking on Macula & Optic Nerve Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA).

  • Published In: QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2024, v. 117. P. ii271 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Mahmoud Taha, Nada Ahmad; Mohamed, Thanaa Helmy; El Zankalony, Yasser Abdelmageuid; Madkour, Nesrin Said 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on the effects of active and passive smoking on retinal structures and microvasculature using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA). In a study of 150 healthy participants divided equally into active smokers, passive smokers, and controls, results showed that both active and passive smoking significantly increased central macular thickness and decreased superior retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and deep parafoveal vessel density. No significant differences were found in ganglion cell complex (GCC) thickness, foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area, superficial capillary plexus density, or radial peripapillary capillaries density among the groups. These findings suggest that smoking-related microvascular changes in the retina may reflect systemic microvascular alterations.

Additional Information

  • Source:QJM: An International Journal of Medicine. 2024/10, Vol. 117, pii271
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:1460-2725
  • DOI:10.1093/qjmed/hcae175.632
  • Accession Number:181636251
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