The Effect of Oral Contraceptive Pills on the Macula, the Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer, and Choroidal Thickness

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Madendag Y., Acmaz G., ATAS M., Sahin E., Tayyar A. T., MADENDAG I. C., ...More

MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, vol.23, pp.5657-5661, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.12659/msm.905183
  • Journal Name: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.5657-5661
  • Keywords: Choroid, Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal, Macula Lutea, Retinal Neurons, OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY, ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION, CORNEAL THICKNESS, MENSTRUAL-CYCLE, WOMEN, ESTROGEN
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of oral contraceptive pills (OCP) on the macula, the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), and choroidal thickness (CT).