Table 3.
Reported retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in children and myopes.
| Source | Age, y | n | Refraction, SE (D) | Average RNFL (mm) | Temporal RNFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guragac et al., 2017 [51] | 3–17 a | 318 | –4.00 to +3.00 a | 96.49 (10.10) b; 80.00–114.00 d | 67.60 (9.93) b; 53.95–87.00 d |
| Al-Haddad et al., 2014 [52] | 6–17 a | 108 | –4.25 to +5.00 a | 95.6 (8.7) b; 80–111 d | 66.4 (8.9) b; 54–84 d |
| Barrio-Barrio et al., 2013 [53] | 4–17 a | 283 | –4.88 to +5.25 a | 97.40 (9) b; 77.0–121.7 a; 82.4–113.3 d | 67.4 b; 51.8–83.3 d |
| Elia et al., 2012 [54] | 6–14 a | 344 | –2.50 to +6.25 a | 98.46 (10.79) b | 69.35 (11.28) b |
| Lee et al., 2020 [55] | 39.3 (12.2) b | 80 | –6.50 (–8.50 to –4.25) c | 89.88 (8.87) b | |
| Biswas et al., 2016 [56] | 36.0 (12.3) b | 180 | –17.1 to –6.0D a | 89.6 (7.2) b; 70–110 a | |
| Hwang et al., 2012 [57] | 19–25 a | 255 | –11.00 to 0.00 a | 97.14 (6.63) b; 72–118 a | 74.03 (11.13) b; 53–105 a |
| Present study | 6–17 a | 6 | –11.88 to +2.50a | 68.67 (4.72) b; 61–74 a | 51.33 (13.81) b; 39–75 a; 39.25–71.00 d |
y, years; SE, spherical equivalent; D, diopters; RNFL, retinal nerve fiber layer; a range; b mean (SD); c median (interquartile range); d 5th–95th percentile.