Metrics of the normal anterior sclera: imaging with optical coherence tomography.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To investigate anterior scleral thickness in a cohort of healthy subjects using enhanced depth imaging anterior segment optical coherence tomography.

Methods

Observational case series. The mean scleral thickness in the inferonasal, inferotemporal, superotemporal, and superonasal quadrant was measured 2 mm from the scleral spur on optical coherence tomography in healthy volunteers.

Results

Fifty-three eyes of 53 Caucasian patients (25 male and 28 female) with an average age of 48.6 years (range: 18 to 92 years) were analysed. The mean scleral thickness was 571 μm (SD 84 μm) in the inferonasal quadrant, 511 μm (SD 80 μm) in the inferotemporal quadrant, 475 (SD 81 μm) in the superotemporal, and 463 (SD 64 μm) in the superonasal quadrant. The mean scleral thick

SUBMITTER: Ebneter A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4548011 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature