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