Profile of the retina by optical coherence tomography in the pediatric age group.
OBJECTIVE
To establish normative values of the retina in the pediatric population using optical coherence tomography (OCT).


METHODS
Prospective observational case control study.


METHODS
Prospective study examining macular thickness and nerve fiber layer thickness in children with no ocular disease. After clinical examination, patients meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria underwent OCT scanning.


RESULTS
Thirty-two eyes were examined for macular thickness and 25 eyes for nerve fiber layer thickness. Normative values are found in the Table. The average foveal thickness for children is 221 microns vs 182 microns in adults.


CONCLUSIONS
This study demonstrates normative values of retinal thickness and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in the pediatric age group. Children have slightly thicker maculas than adults; the RNFL thickness is comparable to adults.
Division of Ophthalmology, Brown Medical School/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA. gaurav.gupta@umassmed.edu
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005584:Fovea Centralis / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012016:Reference Values; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology*; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000166:cytology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence