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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2009 Apr 19;116(6):1119–1124. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.01.004

Table 1.

Average ± standard deviation retinal nerve fiber layer thickness measurements (μm) for mean overall, 4 quadrants and 12 clock hours in different age groups.

Age (years) 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-85
Number of Eyes 41 30 56 57 42
Overall 107.4±8.8 103.7±9.3 102.4±9.0 98.3±10.6 93.4±9.2
Superior 132.7±17.2 129.8±13.0 127.1±14.6 123.9±16.2 114.0±14.8
Inferior 136.4±15.4 129.4±15.2 127.5±15.2 123.3±17.8 117.6±15.0
Temporal 74.3±11.2 77.6±19.2 69.6±9.8 64.7±11.6 71.3±13.4
Nasal 86.1±14.4 77.9±13.1 85.2±15.1 81.4±16.3 70.7±15.6
1 o'clock 126.2±23.8 119.2±19.1 112.9±20.4 114.9±21.0 100.8±17.8
2 o'clock 103.2±20.3 93.4±17.9 102.8±17.6 97.2±20.6 82.1±20.0
3 o'clock 70.6±14.1 64.4±11.2 70.6±14.2 66.8±17.8 58.3±15.1
4 o'clock 84.6±16.9 75.8±16.5 82.3±19.5 80.2±17.8 71.9±16.9
5 o'clock 117.3±26.1 110.9±20.4 111.9±22.9 108.1±26.4 98.2±19.3
6 o'clock 147.2±21.4 136.2±25.5 137.1±21.6 137.5±29.5 125.5±20.7
7 o'clock 144.8±21.5 141.3±24.2 133.6±17.1 124.3±15.2 129.3±24.5
8 o'clock 76.5±14.6 81.8±23.2 70.8±12.1 66.2±13.1 70.9±15.5
9 o'clock 58.0±8.5 60.0±15.1 54.1±7.9 50.2±9.3 55.9±10.3
10 o'clock 88.6±15.6 91.0±23.3 83.9±14.5 78.0±16.6 87.3±19.5
11 o'clock 138.7±21.7 138.4±24.3 139.8±20.6 126.4±20.2 129.6±21.4
12 o'clock 133.1±27.1 131.9±22.4 128.6±22.3 130.3±24.3 111.4±20.6