Associations of Cone Density and Choroidal Thickness with Age: A Cross-Sectional Study
Jue Lin, Aixia Yao, Tong Wang, Ning Xu, Shenao Yi, Yang Gao, Ruyu Yan, Jie Ye, Yiyi Wang, Meixiao Shen, Chenxiao Wang, Fan Lu, Yilei Shao · 2026
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Jue Lin and colleagues examined in 2026 how two features of the aging eye, cone photoreceptor density and choroidal thickness, change together across adulthood. Sixty-eight volunteers aged 20 to 70 received full eye examinations, including adaptive optics photography, which counts individual cone cells, and OCT scans that map the choroid, the blood-rich layer beneath the retina.
Older age groups showed fewer cones at several distances from the center of vision, and their choroids were thinner than those of the youngest group. Cone density tracked choroidal thickness at every measured position. The authors read the pattern as linked aging of the eye's blood supply and its light-sensing cells, relevant to understanding age-related visual loss.
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| CREATOR | Jue Lin, Aixia Yao, Tong Wang, Ning Xu, Shenao Yi, Yang Gao, Ruyu Yan, Jie Ye, Yiyi Wang, Meixiao Shen, Chenxiao Wang, Fan Lu, Yilei Shao |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42429 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |