Reply to comments on “A pilot study assessing retinal pathology in psychosis using optical coherence tomography: Choroidal and macular thickness”

We are delighted by the interest in our report (Joe et al., 2018). The opportunity to assess the neurovasculature, neuronal integrity, and inflammation that are afforded with OCT are highly promising for mental health research.  The authors of both letters have quite accurately indicated that a large number of variables can affect choroidal thickness, all of which should be considered in a larger study, as suggested (Tan et al., 2018; Desideri et al., 2018). Diurnal variation in choroidal thickness is indeed demonstrated by prior studies.

Source: Psychiatry Research - May 30, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Meleha Ahmad, Peter Joe, Dolores Malaspina, Roland Theodore Smith Source Type: research