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Optical coherence tomography in the eyes of normal children.

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El-Dairi, MA; Asrani, SG; Enyedi, LB; Freedman, SF
Published in: Arch Ophthalmol
January 2009

OBJECTIVE: To collect a normative database of macular thickness, retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thicknesses, and optic nerve topography in the healthy eyes of children aged 3 to 17 years using optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements. METHODS: Scans were obtained for 286 healthy children (black, 114; white, 154; other, 18). Each child had a dilated eye examination, an axial length measurement using the IOL Master (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, California), and OCT measurements using the fast macular map, fast RNFL thickness, and fast optic disc protocols of the Stratus OCT (OCT-3; Carl Zeiss Meditec). RESULTS: Black children had smaller macular volume and foveal thickness, larger RNFL thickness, and larger cup-disc area ratios compared with white children. Macular volume and average outer macular thickness correlated negatively with axial length in white children. Foveal thickness correlated positively with age in black children only. Average RNFL correlated negatively with axial length in white children only (P < .05 for all). Normative data for all variables were recorded and compared with reported adult values. CONCLUSIONS: Stratus OCT-3 measurements of macular and RNFL thickness and optic nerve topography vary with race, axial length, and age in healthy children. Normative pediatric OCT data should facilitate the use of OCT in assessing childhood glaucoma and other diseases.

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Arch Ophthalmol

DOI

EISSN

1538-3601

Publication Date

January 2009

Volume

127

Issue

1

Start / End Page

50 / 58

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Retinal Ganglion Cells
  • Reference Values
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Nerve Fibers
  • Male
  • Macula Lutea
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Ethnicity
 

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El-Dairi, M. A., Asrani, S. G., Enyedi, L. B., & Freedman, S. F. (2009). Optical coherence tomography in the eyes of normal children. Arch Ophthalmol, 127(1), 50–58. https://doi.org/10.1001/archophthalmol.2008.553
El-Dairi, Mays A., Sanjay G. Asrani, Laura B. Enyedi, and Sharon F. Freedman. “Optical coherence tomography in the eyes of normal children.Arch Ophthalmol 127, no. 1 (January 2009): 50–58. https://doi.org/10.1001/archophthalmol.2008.553.
El-Dairi MA, Asrani SG, Enyedi LB, Freedman SF. Optical coherence tomography in the eyes of normal children. Arch Ophthalmol. 2009 Jan;127(1):50–8.
El-Dairi, Mays A., et al. “Optical coherence tomography in the eyes of normal children.Arch Ophthalmol, vol. 127, no. 1, Jan. 2009, pp. 50–58. Pubmed, doi:10.1001/archophthalmol.2008.553.
El-Dairi MA, Asrani SG, Enyedi LB, Freedman SF. Optical coherence tomography in the eyes of normal children. Arch Ophthalmol. 2009 Jan;127(1):50–58.

Published In

Arch Ophthalmol

DOI

EISSN

1538-3601

Publication Date

January 2009

Volume

127

Issue

1

Start / End Page

50 / 58

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Retinal Ganglion Cells
  • Reference Values
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Nerve Fibers
  • Male
  • Macula Lutea
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Ethnicity