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Choriocapillaris OCTA images were extracted from the device\u2019s built-in review software and were subsequently evaluated for the density and size of choriocapillaris flow deficits.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>After adjusting for confounding factors, the density of flow deficits was independently higher in those aged 53 years and above (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> \u2264 0.024) whereas the average flow deficit size was significantly larger in those aged 69 years and above (95% CI = 12.39 to 72.91; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.006) in both normal and POAG patients. There were no significant differences in the density of flow deficits (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.453) and average flow deficit size (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.637) between normal and POAG participants.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our study found that macular choriocapillaris microvasculature on SS-OCTA is unaltered by subjects with POAG. 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