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CT was quantified within concentric rings centred on the optic nerve head and stratified by sector. Linear mixed-effects models were performed separately for each sector, adjusting for age, sex and spherical equivalent (SE). Main outcome measures were regional CT differences between normal and pachychoroid eyes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>60 subjects were included in the study. 37 participants (61.7%) were males and 23 (38.3%) were females. 24 participants (40%) were classified as pachychoroid and 36 (60.0%) as normal. Across all sectors and eccentricities, pachychoroid eyes demonstrated significantly greater CT compared with normal eyes (p&lt;0.001). The largest differences were observed in the temporal sector. In mixed-effects models, pachychoroid status remained a significant independent predictor of increased CT in all sectors (p&lt;0.05) after adjusting for age, SE and sex. SE was independently associated with CT in the inferior, superior and temporal sectors, whereas age and sex were not consistently associated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>UWF SS-OCT shows that pachychoroid disease is associated with diffuse, sectorally heterogeneous choroidal thickening extending beyond the fovea. 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