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Identified studies reported choroidal thickness changes with aging. Data on subfoveal choroidal thickness, choroidal vascularity index, and associated factors (ethnicity, systemic disease, axial length) were analyzed (PROSPERO ID: CRD420251041101).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Choroidal thickness declines with age, with ethnicity-specific rates ranging from \u22120.93 \u00b5m\/year in Spanish cohorts to \u22124.00 \u00b5m\/year in Chinese populations. Age-related choroidal thinning correlates with retinal and neurodegenerative pathologies, including glaucoma (nasal choroidal thinning &gt;250 \u00b5m in older adult patients), myopic maculopathy (subfoveal choroidal thickness &lt;100 \u00b5m in high myopia), and Alzheimer disease (subfoveal choroidal thickness 169 \u00b5m vs 253 \u00b5m in control patients). Enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (OCT) and swept-source OCT reveal preferential vascular loss (choroidal vascularity index &lt;30%) and stromal atrophy. Systemic risks, such as hypertension or smoking, accelerate choroidal thinning.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Age-related choroidal thinning exists on a continuum between physiologic aging and pathology, with implications for retinal and systemic health. Future prospective studies will help determine diagnostic thresholds (subfoveal choroidal thickness &lt;200 \u00b5m in nonmyopic adults &gt;60 years or rapid thinning beyond ethnic normative values), management recommendations for high-risk cohorts (glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, high myopia), and therapeutic considerations for monitoring of choroidal thickness changes from moderate- to low-certainty evidence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/24741264261457969","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,13]],"date-time":"2026-08-13T06:59:16Z","timestamp":1786604356000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Aging-Related Choroidal Heterogeneity and Loss: An Investigative Global Human Choroidal Thickness Review (ARCHLIGHT Study)"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3751-3726","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abbie","family":"Lai","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Michael G. 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