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This study aims to compare central macular thickness (CMT), macular ganglion cell layer thickness (GCL), and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) measured using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in TDT patients with controls.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is a cross-sectional study of 170 eyes of 85 TDT patients between 5 and 30 years and 170 eyes of 85 controls with similar age ranges and sex distribution. Demographic characteristics, systemic characteristics, and SD-OCT-measured CMT, GCL thickness, and global and quadrant-wise peripapillary RNFL thickness were recorded.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      There were 52 (61.2%) male and 33 (38.8%) female cases and 36 (42.4%) male and 49 (57.6%) female controls. The median age of TDT patients was 18 years (range: 6\u201330 years), while that of the controls was 21 years (range: 7\u201328 years). The mean GCL (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.002) and global (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.008), inferior (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.013), temporal (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.016), and nasal (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.023) RNFLs were thicker in controls than in TDT patients. There was no difference in CMT (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.495) and superior RNFL (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.303) between TDT patients and controls.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>While no significant differences were observed in CMT or superior RNFL between the two groups, controls demonstrated greater GCL and RNFL thickness in three quadrants compared to TDT patients. These findings suggest the possibility of subtle neuroretinal alterations in TDT that may not yet be clinically evident. Larger longitudinal studies are recommended to validate these findings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijo.ijo_2485_25","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,7]],"date-time":"2026-01-07T12:00:34Z","timestamp":1767787234000},"page":"1054-1061","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography characteristics in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"74","author":[{"given":"Yesha","family":"Gupta","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shruti","family":"Kakkar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Hematology and Department of Pediatrics, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, 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