Influence of Clinical Factors and Magnification Correction on Normal Thickness Profiles of Macular Retinal Layers Using Optical Coherence Tomography
Tomomi Higashide, Shinji Ohkubo, Masanori Hangai, Yasuki Ito, Noriaki Shimada, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, Hiroko Terasaki, Kazuhisa Sugiyama, Paul Chew, Kenneth K W Li, Nagahisa Yoshimura, Tomomi Higashide, Shinji Ohkubo, Masanori Hangai, Yasuki Ito, Noriaki Shimada, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, Hiroko Terasaki, Kazuhisa Sugiyama, Paul Chew, Kenneth K W Li, Nagahisa Yoshimura
Abstract
Purpose: To identify the factors which significantly contribute to the thickness variabilities in macular retinal layers measured by optical coherence tomography with or without magnification correction of analytical areas in normal subjects.
Methods: The thickness of retinal layers {retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), ganglion cell layer plus inner plexiform layer (GCLIPL), RNFL plus GCLIPL (ganglion cell complex, GCC), total retina, total retina minus GCC (outer retina)} were measured by macular scans (RS-3000, NIDEK) in 202 eyes of 202 normal Asian subjects aged 20 to 60 years. The analytical areas were defined by three concentric circles (1-, 3- and 6-mm nominal diameters) with or without magnification correction. For each layer thickness, a semipartial correlation (sr) was calculated for explanatory variables including age, gender, axial length, corneal curvature, and signal strength index.
Results: Outer retinal thickness was significantly thinner in females than in males (sr2, 0.07 to 0.13) regardless of analytical areas or magnification correction. Without magnification correction, axial length had a significant positive sr with RNFL (sr2, 0.12 to 0.33) and a negative sr with GCLIPL (sr2, 0.22 to 0.31), GCC (sr2, 0.03 to 0.17), total retina (sr2, 0.07 to 0.17) and outer retina (sr2, 0.16 to 0.29) in multiple analytical areas. The significant sr in RNFL, GCLIPL and GCC became mostly insignificant following magnification correction.
Conclusions: The strong correlation between the thickness of inner retinal layers and axial length appeared to result from magnification effects. Outer retinal thickness may differ by gender and axial length independently of magnification correction.
Conflict of interest statement
Competing Interests: The authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: F, NIDEK (MH, HT), Canon (HT, NY), C, Santen (SO), JAPAN FOCUS (SO), NIDEK (SO, MH, KS, NY), Canon (NY), R, Carl Zeiss (HT), NIDEK (HT, KL, NY), Canon (NY). This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
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