Evaluación del grosor de los músculos extraoculares y estudio de correlación mediante tomografía de coherencia óptica

Abstract

Objective To report reference values for the horizontal rectus muscles thickness using Spectral Domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), and to evaluate whether there are any correlations between the muscle thickness and gender, age, or axial length (AL). Material and methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 131 right eyes of healthy subjects. The gender and age were recorded, and axial length was measured using an optical biometer. The medial rectus (MR) muscle thickness was measured at 7.2 and 9.2 mm from the limbus, and the lateral rectus (LR) at 8.5 and 10.5 mm from the limbus using OCT. A multivariate model was adjusted to determine whether gender, age, and axial length could have an impact on the muscle thickness. Results Mean age was 43.3 ± 20.9 years (range 6-86), and 59% were women. Mean AL was 24.9 ± 2.7 mm (range: 20.4-33.8). Mean thickness was 188.5 ± 51.2 μm (range 69-342) for the LR at 8.5 and 186.5 ± 45.9 μm (range 75-269) at 10.5 mm, and for the MR, 158.1 ± 39.1 μm (range 69-273) at 7.2 mm and 193.7 ± 55.9 μm (range 105-386) at 9.2 mm. A correlation was observed between the AL and MR thickness (R = –.255; P = .023) while no correlation was observed for the LR (P ≥ 0.203). No correlations were found between thickness and gender or thickness and age (P ≥ 0.125). Conclusions The reference ranges of the horizontal rectus muscles thickness was described using SD-OCT, observing an association between the AL and the MR thickness.