Ersan, IsmailTufan, Hasan AliArikan, SedatKara, SelcukGencer, BaranHondur, Ahmet Murat2025-01-272025-01-2720170882-05381744-5205https://doi.org/10.3109/08820538.2015.1118132https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/25158Purpose: To evaluate the effects of Ramadan fasting on central foveal thickness (CFT) and subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) in healthy individuals using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT). Materials and Methods: The EDI-OCT scans of 42 healthy individuals obtained after about 12 hours of fasting on at least the twenty-first consecutive day of fasting were compared to scans of the same patients taken one month after the last day they had fasted. Results: CFT values were similar for both time periods (p > 0.05). The SFCT was significantly higher after consecutive fasting days towards the end of Ramadan, compared to the SFCT after one month of no fasting (one month after Ramadan ended) (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Ramadan fasting may lead to a significant increase in subfoveal choroidal thickness without affecting the central foveal thickness.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessChoroidal thicknessenhanced depth imagingfoveal thicknessRamadan fastingspectral domain optical coherence tomographyArticle32441842110.3109/08820538.2015.1118132Q3WOS:0004054044000062-s2.0-8496387703227082294Q2