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Article: Relationship between age and peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness: An optical coherence tomography study

TitleRelationship between age and peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness: An optical coherence tomography study
Authors
KeywordsComputer-assisted
Image processing
Nerve fibers
Optic nerve
Retina
Tomography
Issue Date2010
PublisherHong Kong Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org/resources/supp.html
Citation
Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2010, v. 16 n. 4, p. 265-268 How to Cite?
AbstractObjective: To evaluate the relationship between age and peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness in healthy Chinese subjects. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Regional hospital, Hong Kong. Participants: Healthy volunteers (n=218) of Chinese ethnicity with spherical equivalent of -6 to +4 dioptres were recruited for study from October 2001 to March 2003. Ocular examination was carried out and measurements of peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness were performed using optical coherence tomography (Carl Zeiss Humphrey OCT 2 machine), in a circular pattern of 3.4 mm diameter, centred on the optic disc. Main outcome measures: Mean retinal nerve fibre layer thickness and age. Results: The mean age was 40 (standard deviation, 17; range, 11-69) years. The mean peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness was 111.6 (standard deviation, 18.5; range, 52.0-155.0) μm. Age correlated significantly with peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness (r= -0.28, P<0.0001). Conclusion: Mean peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness (based on optical coherence tomography) correlates negatively with age, which can interfere with the assessment and monitoring of glaucoma patients. An age-adjusted normogram may be necessary to interpret results.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/132810
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.1
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.261
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dc.contributor.authorWong, IYHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, ACMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, CWNen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-28T09:29:30Z-
dc.date.available2011-03-28T09:29:30Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationHong Kong Medical Journal, 2010, v. 16 n. 4, p. 265-268en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1024-2708en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/132810-
dc.description.abstractObjective: To evaluate the relationship between age and peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness in healthy Chinese subjects. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Regional hospital, Hong Kong. Participants: Healthy volunteers (n=218) of Chinese ethnicity with spherical equivalent of -6 to +4 dioptres were recruited for study from October 2001 to March 2003. Ocular examination was carried out and measurements of peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness were performed using optical coherence tomography (Carl Zeiss Humphrey OCT 2 machine), in a circular pattern of 3.4 mm diameter, centred on the optic disc. Main outcome measures: Mean retinal nerve fibre layer thickness and age. Results: The mean age was 40 (standard deviation, 17; range, 11-69) years. The mean peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness was 111.6 (standard deviation, 18.5; range, 52.0-155.0) μm. Age correlated significantly with peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness (r= -0.28, P<0.0001). Conclusion: Mean peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness (based on optical coherence tomography) correlates negatively with age, which can interfere with the assessment and monitoring of glaucoma patients. An age-adjusted normogram may be necessary to interpret results.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherHong Kong Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org/resources/supp.htmlen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofHong Kong Medical Journalen_HK
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.rightsHong Kong Medical Journal. Copyright © Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press.-
dc.subjectComputer-assisteden_HK
dc.subjectImage processingen_HK
dc.subjectNerve fibersen_HK
dc.subjectOptic nerveen_HK
dc.subjectRetinaen_HK
dc.subjectTomographyen_HK
dc.titleRelationship between age and peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness: An optical coherence tomography studyen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailWong, IYH: wongyhi@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.authorityWong, IYH=rp01467en_HK
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dc.identifier.volume16en_HK
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dc.publisher.placeHong Kongen_HK
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