Dr. Sneha Murade, Dr. Roopa Naik, Dr. (Col) Rajendra Prasad Gupta, Dr. Snehal A Bhalsing
Aim- To investigate the variation in average retinal thickness in macular region in otherwise normal young myopic subjects by using optical coherence tomography (OCT).
Methods-One hundred and thirty ophthalmically normal men 20 to 24 years of age with myopia (spherical equivalent, – 0.25 to -14.25 D) underwent examination of one randomly selected eye.Tests performed were – Visual acuity, BCVA with refraction, slit lamp examination, IOP by applanation tonometry, gonioscopy, A-scan ultrasound, fundus examination, visual field testing by HFA, and optic disc photography.
Exclusion criteria were visual acuity better than 6/9, previous intraocular surgery, intraocular pressure >21 mm Hg or other ocular diseases.
Three horizontal transfixation and three vertical transfixation OCT scans of 6 mm each were conducted on each eye by a single investigator. Neurosensory retinal thicknesses was measured, and the overall average, maximum, and minimum retinal thicknesses were analyzed .
Results-The average macular retinal thickness (overall) wa