Author/Authors :
YILMAZ, İhsan Beyoğlu Göz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Retina Kliniği, Turkey , MUTAF, Çağrı Beyoğlu Göz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Retina Kliniği, Turkey , SATICI, Turgay Beyoğlu Göz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Retina Kliniği, Turkey , ÖZÇELİK, Ferah Beyoğlu Göz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Retina Kliniği, Turkey , YAZICI, Ahmet Taylan Beyoğlu Göz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Retina Kliniği, Turkey , DEMİROK, Ahmet Beyoğlu Göz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Retina Kliniği, Turkey
Abstract :
Aim: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the macular thickness of healthy subjects in our region and to compare the results by age and gender. Materials and Methods: Two hundred eyes of 100 patients (54 female, 46 male) were included in this cross-sectional study. All cases were over 20 years old and over, and had no ocular or systemic disorder rather than low refractive errors (±3 diopter spherical equivalent). Anterior and posterior segment examinations were performed with slit-lamp biomicroscopy. Goldmann applanation tonometer was used for intraocular pressure measurement. Stratus optical coherence tomography (OCT) was used for macular thickness measurement. Results: The mean age was 50.7±17.8 (range 20-89). Mean foveal thickness was 199.2±24.7 μm (range 138-276) for all cases, 195.8±26.9 μm (range 138-276) for females and 203.2±21.2 μm (range 163-268) for males. The mean foveal thickness, inner temporal quadrant thickness and outer temporal quadrant thickness were significantly higher in males than females (p=0.035, p=0.015 and p=0.025, respectively). There was no difference in age decades. Conclusion: We determined the normal macular thickness measurements for Stratus OCT device in our region. There was no change in macular thickness with ageing. Males have thicker macula at some areas of the macula than females and the mean foveal thickness is higher in males
