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Abstract #13588 Published in IGR 8-2

Retinal nerve fibre layer thickness measurements in normal Indian population by optical coherence tomography

Ramakrishnan R; Mittal S; Ambatkar S; Kader MA
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 2006; 54: 11-15


PURPOSE: To obtain retinal nerve fibre layer thickness measurements by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in normal Indian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Total of 118 randomly selected eyes of 118 normal Indian subjects of both sex and various age groups underwent retinal nerve fiber layer thickness analysis by Stratus OCT 3000 V 4.0.1. The results were evaluated and compared to determine the normal retinal nerve fiber layer thickness measurements and its variations with sex and age. RESULTS: Mean ± standard deviation retinal nerve fiber layer thickness for various quadrants of superior, inferior, nasal, temporal, and along the entire circumference around the optic nerve head were 138.2 ± 21.74, 129.1 ± 25.67, 85.71 ± 21, 66.38 ± 17.37, and 104.8 ± 38.81 μm, respectively. There was no significant difference in the measurements between males and females, and no significant correlation with respect to age. CONCLUSION: Our results provide the normal retinal nerve fiber layer thickness measurements and its variations with age and sex in Indian population.

Dr. R. Ramakrishnan, Aravind-Zeiss Centre of Excellence for Glaucoma, Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, 627001, India


Classification:

6.9.2 Optical coherence tomography (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.9 Computerized image analysis)



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