Mean Macular Volume in Normal Korean Eyes Measured by Spectral-domain Optical Coherence Tomography.
10.3341/jkos.2010.51.8.1077
- Author:
Myeong Su KANG
1
;
Sung Eun KYUNG
;
Moo Hwan CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Dankook University Medical College, Cheonan, Korea. changmh@dankook.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Central subfield thickness;
Macular thickness;
Macular volume;
Normal eyes;
SD OCT
- MeSH:
Eye;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Male;
Refractive Errors;
Retinal Diseases;
Tomography, Optical Coherence;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2010;51(8):1077-1083
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate the mean macular volume in normal Korean eyes using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. METHODS: The present study consisted of 132 patients (212 eyes) with no ophthalmic evidence of retinopathy and who had a best corrected visual acuity of 1.0 or better. The total macular volume was measured using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography and was analyzed according to age group, sex, degree of refractive error and presence of systemic disease such as diabetes and hypertension. RESULTS: The mean total macular volume of all subjects was 10.07 +/- 0.45 mm3, with means of 10.13 +/- 0.40 mm3, 10.05 +/- 0.43 mm3 and 9.97 +/- 0.58 mm3 measured for the respective A, B, and C age groups. There was a significant difference between male and female patients. In addition, there was a significant difference between diabetic patients in group C and normal subjects. However, there was no significant difference according to degree of refractive error. CONCLUSIONS: The measured value of mean macular volume in normal Korean eyes can be expected to provide a standard value for diagnosing retinal disease and the need for careful follow-up.
