Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Short and Long-Term Smoking to Choroidal Thickness by Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, kısa ve uzun dönem sigara içmenin koroid kalınlığına etkisinin spektral optik koherans tomografi ile değerlendirmektir.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu prospektif çalışmaya 30-50 yaş arasında, kısa süredir (0,05). Sonuç: Spektral optik koherans tomografi ile değerlendirme sonucunda, uzun süreli sigara içimi koroid kalınlığı açısından anlamlı bir değişiklikle ilişkili bulunmamıştır.Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of short and long-term of smoking to choroidal thickness by spectral domain optical coherence tomography. Material and Method: Fifteen short-term (10 years) smoking participants (group 2) were included in this prospective study. Detailed ophthalmic examination, refraction error and axiel length measurements were performed. Choroidal thickness was measured vertically from fovea center and 1.500 ?m and 3.000 ?m temporal and nasal regions of fovea by spectral domain optical coherence tomography. All measurements were performed in the morning. Results: Group 1 included 9 male and 6 female participants with an age between 30 and 48 (average 43.60±11.65) years and group 2 included 8 male and 7 female participants with an age between 31 and 50 (average 45.02±11.69) years. The mean smoking periods of the groups were 1.63±0.6 years and 12.2±4 years, respectively. Mean choroidal thickness of group 1 was 272.6±52.5 ?m and group 2 was 269.6±57.4 ?m. No statistically significant difference were seen in the choroidal thickness values between the two groups (p>0.05). Conclusions: Long-term smoking was not associated with significant change with regards to choroidal thickness by evaluating spectral domain optical coherence tomography