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Choroidal thickness (CT), choriocapillaris vessel density (CCVD), and Sattler-Haller layer vessel density (SHVD) were quantified across nine subfields.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      HM eyes showed significant CT reductions across all nine subfields and SHVD reductions in six subfields (all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05). Across groups, CT was thickest centrally and thinnest inferonasally; CCVD was lowest centrally; SHVD peaked superotemporally. CT correlated negatively with axial length (AL) in eight subfields and positively with SE in seven. SHVD correlated negatively with AL in seven subfields and positively with SE in six. CT and SHVD were positively correlated in six subfields. No significant associations were found for CCVD.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Region-specific reductions in CT and SHVD occurred with increasing AL. Topographic patterns\u2014central CT thickening, inferonasal thinning, central CCVD minima, and superotemporal SHVD maxima\u2014were preserved across myopia severities. 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