Macular Thickness Assessed with Optical Coherence Tomography in Young Chinese Myopic Patients

Table 3

Differences in macular measurements by age.

Thickness	18–20	21-22	23-24	25-26	27-28	29-30
(µm)	()	()	()	()	()	()
Total macula	235.2 ± 16.2	237.1 ± 15.1	235.8 ± 15.7	236.7 ± 16.0	234.8 ± 15.7	236.3 ± 16.4	0.71
Central fovea	191.7 ± 17.1	192.5 ± 18.2	193.3 ± 15.7	188.9 ± 17.6	190.4 ± 16.7	192.6 ± 17.0	0.23
Inner region
Average	269.3 ± 13.1	268.4 ± 15.7	270.3 ± 14.5	267.6 ± 15.3	268.1 ± 17.1	268.0 ± 14.6	0.34
Temporal	255.9 ± 16.2	255.4 ± 17.1	256.3 ± 16.7	256.7 ± 17.6	256.3 ± 15.7	257.1 ± 18.0	0.53
Superior	272.0 ± 15.1	271.6 ± 16.4	270.3 ± 16.1	271.1 ± 16.9	270.8 ± 14.7	271.8 ± 15.0	0.64
Nasal	270.3 ± 17.4	268.3 ± 16.8	267.4 ± 19.2	268.0 ± 16.0	267.9 ± 16.3	268.2 ± 16.6	0.27
Inferior	266.4 ± 13.8	266.4 ± 13.9	265.2 ± 14.7	264.9 ± 14.0	265.1 ± 13.7	266.1 ± 15.1	0.13
Outer region
Average	234.8 ± 13.4	236.1 ± 14.6	238.2 ± 15.0	236.9 ± 13.6	235.7 ± 14.3	237.4 ± 15.3	0.47
Temporal	219.8 ± 12.7	217.2 ± 13.8	216.4 ± 14.0	218.7 ± 14.5	216.6 ± 13.1	217.2 ± 15.1	0.43
Superior	239.6 ± 15.3	240.7 ± 14.4	241.7 ± 16.3	239.5 ± 13.4	241.1 ± 15.7	240.6 ± 14.1	0.62
Nasal	256.9 ± 16.1	258.7 ± 18.6	258.6 ± 17.4	261.1 ± 18.3	257.2 ± 18.9	258.3 ± 17.6	0.15
Inferior	223.7 ± 11.9	226.2 ± 13.7	226.1 ± 14.6	224.8 ± 14.3	223.1 ± 13.0	222.8 ± 14.8	0.12