Table 1 Demographic and ocular characteristics of healthy volunteers recruited for assessment of the lacrimal canaliculus (LC) using optical coherence tomography dacryography.

From: Lacrimal Canaliculus Imaging Using Optical Coherence Tomography Dacryography

n, eyes/subjects

20/20

Age (years)

28.3 ± 3.1

Morphology of the vertical LC

   Anteroposterior lumen length (µm)

356 ± 82

Morphology of the horizontal LC

   Anteroposterior lumen length (µm)

143 ± 23

   Transverse lumen length (µm)

2900 ± 421

   Lumen area (mm2)

0.325 ± 0.114

   Epithelium thickness (µm)

89 ± 12

Washout time (min)

   Vertical LC

6.55 ± 1.91

   Horizontal LC

6.60 ± 1.93

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation where applicable.