Table 2 Percentile distribution of interocular differences (right eye–left eye) in optical coherence tomography parameters between the right and left eyes (n = 310).

From: Interocular symmetry of optical coherence tomography parameters in healthy children and adolescents

 

Mean ± SD (range)

Percentile

2.5th

5th

95th

97.5th

RNFL thickness (µm)

Average

0.5 ± 5.1 (− 21.0 to 16.0)

− 9.0

− 8.0

9.0

11.0

Quadrant

Superior

− 3.8 ± 12.1 (− 45.0 to 41.0)

− 29.5

− 25.5

14.5

19.2

Nasal

3.6 ± 8.0 (− 17.0 to 33.0)

− 13.0

− 9.0

17.0

20.0

Inferior

0.0 ± 11.3 (− 40.0 to 31.0)

− 26.5

− 19.0

17.0

20.5

Temporal

2.7 ± 7.9 (− 27.0 to 29.0)

− 14.0

− 9.5

18.0

19.2

ONH parameters

Rim area (mm2)

− 0.03 ± 0.13 (− 0.33 to 0.43)

− 0.29

− 0.22

0.21

0.27

Disc area (mm2)

− 0.04 ± 0.23 (− 1.01 to 0.76)

− 0.59

− 0.44

0.31

0.36

Average cup-to-disc ratio

0.00 ± 0.09 (− 0.33 to 0.37)

− 0.21

− 0.16

0.16

0.18

Vertical cup-to-disc ratio

0.01 ± 0.09 (− 0.30 to 0.40)

− 0.23

− 0.14

0.16

0.18

Cup volume (mm3)

0.000 ± 0.077 (− 0.264 to 0.234)

− 0.185

− 0.144

0.132

0.166

GCIPL thickness (µm)

Average

− 0.2 ± 1.8 (− 9.0 to 6.0)

− 4.0

− 3.0

3.0

4.0

Minimum

− 0.2 ± 2.1 (− 6.0 to 8.0)

− 4.0

− 4.0

4.0

4.2

Superotemporal

− 0.2 ± 2.6 (− 9.0 to 15.0)

− 5.0

− 4.0

3.0

4.0

Superior

− 0.6 ± 2.8 (− 12.0 to 11.0)

− 6.0

− 5.0

4.0

5.0

Superonasal

− 0.9 ± 2.7 (− 12.0 to 10.0)

− 7.0

− 6.0

3.0

4.0

Inferonasal

0.3 ± 3.0 (− 12.0 to 10.0)

− 6.0

− 4.5

4.0

5.2

Inferior

0.1 ± 3.3 (− 13.0 to 10.0)

− 6.0

− 5.0

6.5

8.0

Inferotemporal

0.0 ± 2.8 (− 11.0 to 14.0)

− 6.0

− 4.0

4.0

5.0

  1. RNFL retinal nerve fiber layer, ONH optic nerve head, GCIPL ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer.