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Ophthalmol."],"abstract":"\n Background<\/jats:title>\n \n The pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying early-onset myopia remain unclear; in this study, we investigate the pathogenesis by examining the interrelationships between axial length to corneal curvature radius ratio (\n \n \n \n AL<\/mml:mtext>\n \/<\/mml:mo>\n CR<\/mml:mtext>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n ) and choroidal blood flow.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n This cross-sectional study included 202 eyes from myopic children, categorized into 141 eyes with mild myopia, 47 eyes with moderate myopia, and 14 eyes with high myopia. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) was used to measure choroidal blood flow perfusion within a 6\u00a0mm \u00d7 6\u00a0mm area of the macular region, divided into nine subareas based on ETDRS partitioning: macular fovea, nasal side 1, superior 1, temporal side 1, inferior 1, nasal side 2, superior 2, temporal side 2, and inferior 2. Data on corneal curvature and ocular axial length were collected to calculate the\n \n \n \n AL<\/mml:mtext>\n \/<\/mml:mo>\n CR<\/mml:mtext>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , with equivalent spherical lens power, gender, and age gathered for group comparisons, and the correlation between AL\/CR and choroidal blood flow perfusion volume was analyzed.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n \n \n \n AL<\/mml:mtext>\n \/<\/mml:mo>\n CR<\/mml:mtext>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n was significantly negatively correlated with choroidal blood flow perfusion (\n \n \n \n P<\/mml:mtext>\n <<\/mml:mi>\n 0.001<\/mml:mn>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n ). Linear regression and mediation analyses indicated that for each unit increase in choroidal blood perfusion volume in nasal region 1,\n \n \n \n AL<\/mml:mtext>\n \/<\/mml:mo>\n CR<\/mml:mtext>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n decreased by an average of 0.421 units. This relationship is mediated by several factors, with axial length serving as a key mediator.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n \n \n \n \n AL<\/mml:mtext>\n \/<\/mml:mo>\n CR<\/mml:mtext>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n correlates with choroidal blood flow perfusion, indicating a link between refractive biological parameters and ocular blood circulation. 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