Study of Retinal Vascular Changes After Ocular Blunt Trauma

Retinal Vascular Features in Ocular Blunt Trauma by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography

This study evaluates the retinal vascular features using optical coherence tomography angiography in patients that received ocular blunt trauma.

To investigate, using optical coherence tomography angiography, early retinal vascular features 48 hours after ocular trauma and to detect their changes during 6 months' follow up.

The optical coherence tomography angiography represents a novel and noninvasive diagnostic technique that allows a detailed analysis of retinal vascular features.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age older than 40 years
• diagnosis of previous ocular blunt trauma
• absence of previous ocular surgery, congenital eye disease, high myopia (>6 dioptres), actual or previous diagnosis of glaucoma, optic disc anomaly, macular or vitreoretinal diseases.
• absence of significant lens opacities, low-quality OCT and OCT-A images.

Exclusion Criteria:

• age younger than 40 years
• absence of previous ocular blunt trauma
• presence of previous ocular surgery, congenital eye disease, high myopia (>6 dioptres), actual or previous diagnosis of glaucoma, optic disc anomaly, macular or vitreoretinal diseases.
• presence of significant lens opacities, low-quality OCT and OCT-A images.