Chang Zhao, Yao Ni, Junwen Zeng

Effect of red‐light therapy on retinal and choroidal blood perfusion in myopic children

  • Sensory Systems
  • Optometry
  • Ophthalmology
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AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the effect of repeated low‐level red‐light therapy (RLRLT) on retinal and choroidal blood perfusion in myopic children.MethodsForty‐seven myopic children (mean spherical equivalent refractive error [SE]: −2.31 ± 1.26 D; age range: 8.0–11.0 years) were enrolled and received RLRLT (power 2 mW, wavelength 650 nm) for 3 min twice a day, while 20 myopic children (SE: −2.75 ± 0.84 D; age range: 7.0–10.0 years) were included as a control group. All participants wore single‐vision distance glasses. Refractive error, axial length (AL) and other biometric parameters were measured at baseline and during follow‐up visits in the first, second and fourth weeks after initiation of treatment. Retinal thickness, subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT), total choroidal area (TCA), luminal area (LA), stromal area (SA) and choroidal vascularity index (CVI) were obtained using optical coherence tomography (OCT). The percentage retinal vascular density (VD%) and choriocapillaris flow voids (FV%) were measured using en‐face OCT angiography.ResultsAfter 4 weeks of treatment, a significant increase in SFCT was observed in the RLRLT group, with an average increase of 14.5 μm (95% confidence interval [CI]: 9.6–19.5 μm), compared with a decrease of −1.7 μm (95% CI: −9.1 to 5.7 μm) in the control group (p < 0.0001). However, no significant changes in retinal thickness or VD% were observed in either group (all p > 0.05). In the OCT images from the RLRLT group, no abnormal retinal morphology related to photodamage was observed. The horizontal scans revealed an increase in TCA, LA and CVI over time (all p < 0.05), while SA and FV% remained unchanged (both p > 0.05).ConclusionsThese findings indicate that RLRLT can enhance choroidal blood perfusion in myopic children, demonstrating a cumulative effect over time.

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