Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of latanoprost, an ocular hypotensive agent and prostaglandin analog, on choroidal thickness and structure in young adult guinea pigs. Young (three-month-old) guinea pigs (n=10) underwent daily monocular treatment with topical 0.005% latanoprost for 2 weeks, followed by a washout period of 2 weeks. Tonometry (iCare) and retinoscopy were undertaken to monitor intraocular pressure (IOP) and refractive error (recorded as spherical equivalent refractive error; SER), respectively. Axial length (AL) and choroidal thickness (ChT) were measured using high frequency A-scan ultrasonography, with additional ChT data, as well as choroidal vessel (ChV) areas obtained from posterior segment imaging using Spectral Domain-Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT). Image J was used to analyze SD-OCT images. As expected, latanoprost significantly reduced IOP in treated eyes. Mean interocular IOP difference (±SE) changed from -0.40±0.31mmHg at baseline to -2.23±0.43mmHg after 2 weeks of treatment (p=0.05). However, SER and AL were unaffected; interocular difference changed from 0.41±0.58 to 0.38±0.43 D and from -0.002±0.02mm to -0.007±0.01mm (p>0.05), respectively. Latanoprost had minimal effect on ChT. Interocular ChT differences were 0.01±0.06μmat baseline and 0.04±0.06μm after 2 weeks of treatment (SD-OCT; p>0.05). However, treated eyes had significant increased ChV areas; interocular differences changed from -0.76±69.2 to 100.78±66.9μm2 after treatment (p=0.04). While this study was limited to otherwise untreated young adult guinea pigs, the possibility that choroidal vessel enlargement contributes to the previously reported inhibitory effect of topical latanoprost on myopia progression in young guinea pigs warrants investigation.
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