Evaluation of choroidal thickness in children with adenoid hypertrophy.

OBJECTIVE: To assess choroidal thickness in children with adenoid hypertrophy versus normal controls using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT).

METHODS: Twenty-six children (left and right eyes, total 52 eyes), which were scheduled to adenoidectomy with severe adenoid hypertrophy and 26 age, sex and body mass index-matched healthy subjects (left and right eyes, total 52 eyes) were included in the study. Choroidal thicknesses (CT) were evaluated using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography. The CT measurement was taken at the fovea and 1000 μ away from the fovea in the nasal and temporal regions. The macular retinal thickness was also measured.

RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference in the CT of all regions between the groups (p > 0.05). No statistically significant difference was found between two groups in terms of macular choroidal thickness (p > 0.05).

CONCLUSION: These results revealed that severe adenoid hypertrophy did not cause a significant effect on choroidal thickness. Short-term exposure to obstructive symptoms in children and preserved sympathetic-parasympathetic balance may explain this result.