Table 6 Overview of additional research on retinal nerve fiber layer(RNFL) thickness from various global ‎studies.‎.

From: Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness profile in an Iranian adult population

First author

Country

Sample size (number of eyes)

Age (mean or range) years

OCT type

Mean RNFL

George Kampougeris‎ et al.31

Greece

278

58.03 ± 15.62

Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope (SD-OCT)

114.8 ± 13.3

Liang Zhao et al.32

China

2548

50–91 (63.5 ± 9.1)

Spectralis (SD-OCT)

102 ± 11

Ya Xing Wang et al.33

China

1654

50–93 (66.2 ± 9.9)

iTVue (SD-OCT)

103.2 ± 12.6

Tarannum Mansoori et al.17

India

74

≥ 50

OPKO/OTI (SD-OCT)

50–59 years: 112.1 ± 11.3

60–69 years: 113.1 ± 9.3

≥ 70 years: 110 ± 4.7

Malik et al.34

India

40

50–70

Stratus OCT (TD-OCT)

50–60 years: 98.99 ± 6.84

60–70 years: 95.90 ± 10.47

Makoto Kanno et al.35

Japan

156

50–84

EG-SCANNER (TD-OCT)

50–59 years: 110.2 ± 8.2

60–69 years: 105.7 ± 10.5

70–84 years: 99.3 ± 9.3

Anita Manassakorn et al.16

Thailand

90

> 50

Stratus (TD-OCT)

50–59 years: 108

> 60 years: 102.4

Pai-Huei Peng et al.36

Taiwan

66

51–74

Stratus (TD-OCT)

51–60 years: 107.9 ± 8.4

61–70 years: 106.1 ± 9.6

> 70 years: 104.2 ± 9.1

Jamayang Gyatsho et al.37

India

48

54.5 ± 4.11

Stratus (TD-OCT)

101.52 ± 10.13

Shen Qu et al.39

China

362

50–80

Cirrus (SD-OCT)

50–60 years: 94.43 ± 5.77

60–70 years: 93.23 ± 5.67

70–80 years: 87.82 ± 5.69

Madhu Thapa et al.39

Nepal

50

50–76

Spectralis (SD-OCT)

50–59 years: 103.59 ± 7.34

60–76 years: 88.86 ± 6.49

Preeti Gupta et al.40

Singapore

843

66.74 ± 10.44

Cirrus (SD-OCT)

92.92 ± 11.41

Sunee Changsangpetch et al.41

United States

130 Chinese

116 Caucasian

66.72 ± 10.82

RTVue (SD-OCT)

Chinese group: 100.74 ± 10.88

Caucasian group: 93.43 ± 10.42

Jun Won Jang et al.42

Korea

27

64.63 ± 5.43 (60–70)

Cirrus (SD-OCT)

91.73 ± 8.56

Mita Saha et al.43

India

70

59.34 ± 9.04

Stratus (TD-OCT)

94.54 ± 7.45

Cedric Schweitzer et al.44

France

492

82 ± 4.2

Spectralis (SD-OCT)

88.7 ± 12.2

Hassan Hashemi et al.10

Iran

3007

45–69

Cirrus (SD-OCT)

92.47

Shokoofeh Rafati et al.12

Iran

2246

60–94 (67.3 ± 5.9)

Spectralis (SD-OCT)

98.6

Chau-Yin Chen et al.20

Taiwan

143

69.85

Stratus (TD-OCT)

102.84 ± 9.21

Kyung-Ah Park et al.45

Korea

86

45 ± 16

Spectralis (SD-OCT)

98.8 ± 11.4

Esther M.Hoffmann et al.46

Germany

1974

40–80

Spectralis (SD-OCT)

96.0

Claudio I.Perez et al.47

Vietnam

151

60.77 ± 11.09

Cirrus (SD-OCT)

97.86 ± 9.19

Henrietta Ho et al.48

Multiethnic Asia

Chinese group: 2316

Malay group: 2445

Indian group: 3417

Chinese group: 57.4 ± 7.0

Malay group: 60.6 ± 8.6

Indian group: 60.7 ± 7.8

Cirrus (SD-OCT)

Chinese group: 95.7 ± 9.6

Malay group: 94.9 ± 10.6

Indian group: 87.3 ± 10.6

Mohammad Asim Mehbood et al.49

Pakistan

100

44.48 ± 4.34

Spectralis (SD-OCT)

126.98 ± 10.07

Stephen Ocansey et al.50

Africa

50

40–78

Cirrus (SD-OCT)

40–59 years: 101.54 ± 5.76

60–78 years: 94.8 ± 6.58

Xiaolin Xie et al.15

China

161

50–80

Topcon 3D (SD-OCT)

50–59 years: 107.53 ± 9.81

60–69 years: 102.62 ± 9.03

70–80 years: 101.52 ± 10.45

Darryl Nousome et al.9

United States

6133

> 50

Cirrus (SD-OCT)

Combined: 95.11 ± 10.11

African American group: 90.87 ± 10.38

Chinese American group: 97.11 ± 928

Latino American group: 95.09 ± 10.17

Jian Wu et al.51

China

4292

50–86

RTVue (SD-OCT)

50–59 years: 113.95 ± 10.34

60–69 years: 111.47 ± 10.75

70–86 years: 107.80 ± 12.54