Table 2.

Age-related changes in retinal layers as measured on OCT. Thickness measurements in other layers did not show age-related changes.

Retinal Layer	Slope Coefficient (μm per increase in year of age)	P-value	Correlation Coefficient
Nasal GCL	−0.30	0.019	0.56
Temporal GCL	−0.37	0.001	0.74
Temporal INL	−0.19	0.025	0.78
Nasal POS	0.16	0.003	0.81
Temporal POS	0.26	<0.001	0.76
Foveal POS	0.36	<0.001	0.51
Nasal CC	0.34	<0.001	0.56
Temporal CC	0.38	<0.001	0.56
Foveal CC	0.27	<0.001	0.75
Nasal OC	3.66	<0.001	0.28
Temporal OC	3.20	<0.001	0.74
Foveal OC	3.58	<0.001	0.60

Abbreviations: NFL: nerve fiber layer. GCL: ganglion cell layer. IPL: inner plexiform layer. INL: inner nuclear layer. OPL: outer plexiform layer. ONL: outer nuclear layer. IS: inner segments (aka “myoid zone”). POS: photoreceptor outer segments. RPE: retinal pigmented epithelium (aka “RPE-Bruch’s membrane complex”). CC: choriocapillaris. OC: outer choroid. TRT: total retinal thickness.