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. 2015 May 27;8(4):266–272. doi: 10.1016/j.optom.2015.04.001

Table 2.

Mean retinal light sensitivity (dB) in different age groups.

Age group Mean retinal sensitivity, dB (mean ± sd)
Overall 10° Superior temporal Inferior temporal Inferior nasal Superior nasal
18–30 years 19.46 ± 0.30 19.22 ± 0.55 19.95 ± 0.08 19.64 ± 0.43 19.05 ± 0.45
Range (n = 15) 18.88–19.83 18.33–20.00 19.80–20.00 18.83–20.00 18.00–19.67
31–40 years 19.40 ± 0.39 19.15 ± 0.63 19.92 ± 0.08 19.57 ± 0.42 18.96 ± 0.78
Range (n = 12) 18.87–20.00 18.00–20.00 19.80–20.00 18.80–20.00 18.00–20.00
41–50 years 19.47 ± 0.36 19.18 ± 0.53 19.91 ± 0.09 19.67 ± 0.37 19.13 ± 0.56
Range (n = 12) 18.90–20.00 18.50–20.00 19.80–20.00 19.00–20.00 18.30–20.00
51–60 years 18.73 ± 0.75 18.09 ± 0.69 19.44 ± 0.59 18.76 ± 0.44 17.61 ± 1.09
Range (n = 11) 17.80–19.80 17.33–18.83 18.33–20.00 18.00–19.17 16.17–19.00
p-Value 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001
18–60 years 19.29 ± 0.54 18.95 ± 0.74 19.82 ± 0.35 19.44 ± 0.54 18.73 ± 0.94