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

Table 4

Differences in macular measurements by refraction.

Thickness	Low myopia	Moderate myopia	High myopia
(µm)	()	()	()
Total macula	240.2 ± 14.6	237.4 ± 16.7	235.7 ± 16.4	<0.001
Central fovea	187.3 ± 15.1	190.5 ± 16.4	194.2 ± 17.9	<0.05
Inner region
Average	269.6 ± 15.0	268.1 ± 14.6	268.3 ± 15.5	<0.05
Temporal	259.4 ± 16.6	255.7 ± 17.1	254.1 ± 16.8	<0.001
Superior	274.3 ± 15.0	271.1 ± 15.3	267.9 ± 16.2	<0.001
Nasal	271.2 ± 15.3	266.1 ± 16.9	266.1 ± 17.7	<0.001
Inferior	268.7 ± 13.7	263.6 ± 14.6	266.4 ± 12.8	<0.05
Outer region
Average	239.5 ± 13.7	235.1 ± 14.2	233.8 ± 15.3	<0.001
Temporal	220.9 ± 13.1	215.2 ± 12.6	214.3 ± 14.7	<0.001
Superior	245.3 ± 10.6	240.4 ± 11.2	238.2 ± 12.7	<0.001
Nasal	260.9 ± 16.9	257.1 ± 17.1	254.6 ± 18.6	<0.001
Inferior	229.6 ± 13.1	224.7 ± 12.9	220.9 ± 14.6	<0.001