5 Key Takeaways
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A cross-sectional study compared OCT and OCTA findings in 94 children with stage 1 primary hypertension and 60 healthy controls.
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Hypertensive children had no clinically detectable ocular disease, and visual acuity, eye examinations, and most OCT and OCTA measures were similar between groups.
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Non-perfused choriocapillaris area was significantly greater in hypertensive children than controls across all three measured regions.
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After adjustment for age, sex, and BMI, hypertension remained independently associated with greater non-perfused area in the two outer regions.
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The cross-sectional design and other limitations, including unmeasured axial length and an NPCA algorithm not validated specifically in children, warrant longitudinal study.
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