Research Article

Decreased Retinal Thickness in Type 1 Diabetic Children with Signs of Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Table 4

Retinal thickness and volume reference values for each ETDRS sector, calculated with measurements from healthy controls.

Retinal sectorPercentiles
3102550759097Average ± SD

Foveolar thickness (μm)165172.5181192205222230194.1 ± 17.9
Total macular volume (mm3)7.077.267.427.607.768.068.207.62 ± 0.29
Macular central thickness (μm)194.3209217.2229245255267.3230.4 ± 18.7
Superior inner thickness (μm)272.9287295302311318322.3301.8 ± 12.9
Temporal inner thickness (μm)265.3275280289298304310.3288.3 ± 12
Inferior inner thickness (μm)269283289.2297306.7312.5321297.1 ± 12.8
Nasal inner thickness (μm)282289296304312320328.9304 ± 11.7
Superior outer thickness (μm)241.5247.3256263272282.7295264.8 ± 15.8
Temporal outer thickness (μm)213.6233238249256263.6273247.8 ± 13
Inferior outer thickness (μm)238241249256.5263274288.3257.6 ± 12.6
Nasal outer thickness (μm)253.7263.5271280287297307.6279.8 ± 12.8
Central macular volume (mm3)0.150.160.170.180.190.200.210.18 ± 0.01
Superior inner volume (mm3)0.440.450.460.470.490.500.510.48 ± 0.08
Temporal inner volume (mm3)0.410.430.440.450.470.480.480.45 ± 0.03
Inferior inner volume (mm3)0.420.450.460.470.480.490.50.46 ± 0.02
Nasal inner volume (mm3)0.440.450.460.480.490.500.510.47 ± 0.02
Superior outer volume (mm3)1.281.311.351.391.431.491.531.39 ± 0.07
Temporal outer volume (mm3)1.231.241.281.321.361.411.501.32 ± 0.07
Inferior outer volume (mm3)1.261.281.321.361.381.451.521.36 ± 0.06
Nasal outer volume (mm3)1.351.401.441.491.531.571.601.48 ± 0.06
Total RNFL thickness (μm)84.5899297101106112.497 ± 6.6
Superior RNFL thickness (μm)102107113119126135143120.1 ± 11.0
Inferior RNFL thickness (μm)98107113120127133138.4119.9 ± 10.4