Variation in Optic Nerve and Macular Structure with Age and Race with Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 118; no. 12; pp. 2403 - 2408
• Main Authors: Girkin, Christopher A., MD, MSPH, McGwin, Gerald, MS, PhD, Sinai, Micheal J., PhD, Sekhar, G. Chandra, MD, Fingeret, Murrey, OD, Wollstein, Gadi, MD, Varma, Rohit, MD, Greenfield, David, MD, Liebmann, Jeffery, MD, Araie, Makoto, MD, PhD, Tomita, Goji, MD, Maeda, Naoyuki, MD, Garway-Heath, David F., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.12.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging - physiology; Biological and medical sciences; Body Weights and Measures; Continental Population Groups; Cross-Sectional Studies; Ethnic Groups; Female; Humans; Intraocular Pressure - physiology; Macula Lutea - anatomy & histology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Nerve Fibers; Ophthalmology; Optic Disk - anatomy & histology; Prospective Studies; Retinal Ganglion Cells - cytology; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Visual Acuity - physiology; Young Adult; Macula; Optic nerve; Optical coherence tomography; Race; Variations; Ophthalmology; Structure; Age

Purpose To evaluate the effects of age and race on optic disc, retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), and macular measurements with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT). Design Cross-sectional observational study. Participants Three hundred fifty adult subjects without ocular disease. Me...