SCIENCE & INNOVATION

FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF HYPERTENSIVE RETINOPATHY BASED ON THE RESULTS OF OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY

15.12.2023 International Scientific Journal "Science and Innovation". Series D. Volume 2 Issue 12

Zhalalova D.Z., Shernazarov Farrukh

Abstract. Based on the results obtained, a special classification of hypertensive choroidopathy (HCP) was developed and proposed based on the central choroidal thickness (CCT) determined from OCT data. The peculiarity of this classification is that the CTC indicator should be determined using the appropriate method only when using OCT using Spectral technology domain ( SDOCT ) or Swep source ( SSOCT ), the resolution of which allows one to clearly visualize the boundaries of the choroid on sections and correctly set the “ruler” for measuring thickness. The table shows the correspondence of the degree of HCP to the stages of HAR according to the Keith-Wagener-Barker classification. The main practical significance of the proposed classification is that stage 1 HCP, regarded as an increase in CTC within 230-245 μm, corresponds to the stage of the pathological process in which, against the background of stage 1 HD, there are no ophthalmoscopic signs of HAP. Detection of a pathological process at this stage is of high significance since it dictates the need for more active drug intervention, as there is a high risk of the rapid development of GAD

Keywords: grade 2 HCP, in turn, is regarded as a CTC indicator in the range of 245-290 µm and corresponds to stages 1-2 of HAP