Objective To evaluate the correlation between retinal thickness (RT) at the macular area and the axial length (AL) in myopia. Mehtods Optical coherence tomography (OCT) was used to detect the RT at the macular fovea, and at the superior, nasal, inferior, and temporal side of the fovea and parafovea area. The AL of the examined eye was measured by IOL master measuring machine, and the correlation between RT at the macular area and the Al was evaluated. Results The minimum RT in the macular area in the eyes with myopia was (150.90 plusmn;22.10) mu;m.The retina at the temporal side of parafovea was the thinnest. The average RT in the areas around the fovea was negatively correlated with the AL, and there was no correlation among the minimum RT, the mean RT at the fovea, and the AL of eye. Conclusions As the AL of eye increases, the RT at the parafovea decreases, while the minimum and the average RT at the fovea remain unchanged. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis, 2006, 22: 397-399)
Citation： SHEN Yi,LIU Xiaoling,FANG Haizhen. Relationship between retinal thickness at the macular area and axial length in myopia. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2006, 22(6): 397-399. doi: Copy