Kamil YAVUZER, Banu BOZKURT, Süleyman OKUDAN, Banu TURGUT ÖZTÜRK

The Effect of Age on Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness in Healthy Subjects

To assess the normative values of subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) in healthy Turkish subjects using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT, Spectralis®, Heidelberg Engineering, Germany) and its relationship with age and gender. One hundred sixty-nine emmetropic healthy subjects (84 men; 49.7%, 85 women 50.3%) underwent a detailed ophthalmological examination. The subjects were divided into 5 groups according to age; Group 1 (n = 42): 18-29 years, group 2 (n = 34): 30-39 years, group 3 (n = 33): 40-49 years, group 4 (n = 34): 50-59 years, group 5 (n = 26): 60 years and older. There were statistically significant differences in mean SFCT values among different age groups (p

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