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. 2022 Jul 29;70(8):2990–2997. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_81_22

Table 4.

Gender-wise description of the thickness of retinal layers

RNFL thickness (µm) GCL thickness (µm) IPL thickness (µm) INL thickness (µm) OPL thickness (µm) ONL thickness (µm) RPE thickness (µm) Inner retinal thickness (µm) Outer retinal thickness (µm) Total retinal thickness (µm)
CSF
 Males 10.93±2.195 12.54±3.669 18.67±3.002 17.57±5.366 23.30±5.460 89.84±11.647 16.88±1.570 172.20±20.330 90.64±3.653 262.82±20.060
 Females 9.45±2.535 10.96±4.121 16.83±3.463 15.06±5.093 21.73±5.002 85.94±9.399 16.91±1.634 159.13±21.137 89.24±3.998 248.43±21.091
OS
 Males 35.43±4.629 35.70±3.065 28.70±2.514 32.01±2.293 26.16±2.621 59.18±8.374 13.87±1.336 217.52±11.787 79.11±3.093 296.32±13.170
 Females 36.40±5.096 35.81±2.744 28.86±2.226 32.63±2.404 26.07±3.026 57.61±5.747 13.44±1.363 217.38±12.624 77.33±2.984 294.70±13.111
OI
 Males 37.62±5.549 34.34±3.261 27.71±2.527 31.77±2.455 27.59±3.192 51.26±7.416 13.22±1.377 210.55±13.794 77.05±2.739 287.78±15.141
 Females 38.07±5.783 34.33±2.799 27.81±2.286 32.08±2.529 26.73±3.197 49.48±5.339 12.78±1.218 208.46±12.560 75.50±2.407 283.94±12.801
ON
 Males 44.76±6.175 40.16±3.546 30.85±2.817 34.70±2.613 28.93±2.610 57.20±7.450 13.78±1.564 236.51±15.331 78.52±2.947 314.86±16.148
 Females 44.65±6.746 40.39±3.221 31.06±2.442 35.19±2.460 27.61±2.102 55.68±5.837 13.36±1.743 234.50±14.724 77.00±2.786 311.45±15.336
OT
 Males 18.45±1.372 36.79±4.007 32.89±2.565 33.05±2.474 28.22±2.421 55.36±6.795 13.20±1.744 204.76±12.108 78.30±2.896 283.07±13.478
 Females 18.11±1.234 36.39±3.817 32.25±2.488 33.47±2.513 27.29±2.292 53.03±5.052 12.84±1.311 200.58±11.274 76.54±2.711 277.39±12.828
IS
 Males 22.97±3.020 50.99±5.547 40.73±3.388 40.70±4.135 32.78±7.708 69.00±11.350 16.13±1.910 257.17±14.823 82.34±3.202 339.41±15.706
 Females 22.26±2.581 49.35±6.045 39.64±3.563 40.26±4.103 32.39±8.369 66.03±11.004 15.76±1.869 249.97±15.421 80.45±3.541 330.39±16.091
II
 Males 23.84±2.944 50.16±5.740 40.41±3.396 41.82±4.684 35.61±10.069 63.59±13.451 15.37±1.764 255.49±15.506 81.10±2.971 336.55±15.747
 Females 23.33±3.516 48.41±6.828 38.96±3.978 40.29±4.113 33.63±9.984 61.83±11.060 15.01±1.643 246.46±16.695 79.58±3.359 326.08±17.240
IN
 Males 20.24±2.078 48.94±6.578 41.07±3.976 41.08±4.456 30.80±4.504 74.50±9.727 16.02±1.788 257.14±17.402 83.45±2.986 339.97±16.643
 Females 19.55±2.034 46.55±7.271 39.47±3.954 39.38±3.816 29.46±4.237 72.71±7.655 15.78±1.561 246.87±16.991 81.92±3.610 328.83±17.942
IT
 Males 17.08±1.221 45.68±6.071 40.55±3.748 38.69±4.222 32.51±4.551 68.30±9.122 14.99±2.051 242.89±14.691 82.16±2.852 324.94±15.330
 Females 16.78±1.009 43.01±6.482 38.36±3.796 37.34±3.779 31.33±5.000 65.95±7.474 14.79±1.505 232.64±14.883 80.60±3.319 313.28±15.680

Central sub-field (CSF), Inner superior (IS), Inner inferior (II), Inner nasal (IN), Inner temporal (IT), Outer superior (OS), Outer inferior (OI), Outer nasal (ON), Outer temporal (OT), Retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), ganglion cell layer (GCL), inner plexiform layer (IPL), Inner nuclear layer (INL), Outer plexiform layer (OPL), Outer nuclear layer (ONL), retina pigment epithelium (RPE), micrometers (µm). The cells highlighted depict the sectors where the retinal thickness values were significantly (p<0.05) different between males and females