Table 4 The reported average subfoveal choroidal thickness (µm) in different studies
From: Subfoveal choroidal thickness in a general elderly population; Tehran geriatric eye study
First author | Country | Study design | Sample size (Number of eyes) | Mean age (years) | OCT device | Average SFCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ikuno et al. (2010) [1] | Japan | Clinical-based | 86 | 39.4 | Prototype HP-OCT | 354 ± 111 |
Sanchez-Cano et al. (2014) [5] | Spain | Clinical-based | 95 | 23.8 | Spectralis SD-OCT | 345.67 ± 81.80 |
Li et al. (2011) [6] | Denmark | University-based | 93 | 24.9 | Spectralis SD-OCT | 342 ± 118 |
Rahman et al. (2011) [2] | England | Clinical-based | 50 | 38.0 | Spectralis SD-OCT | 332 ± 90 |
Akhtar et al. (2018) [7] | India | Clinical-based | 230 | 44.0 | DRI-OCT-1 | 307 ± 79 |
Kim et al. (2014) [8] | South Korea | Clinical-based | 286 | 40.18 | Spectralis SD-OCT | 307.26 ± 95.18 |
Moussa et al. (2016) [9] | Egypt | Clinical-based | 129 | 36.85 | DRI-OCT-1 | 300.87 ± 72.256 |
Margolis and Spaide (2009) [10] | USA | Clinical-based | 54 | 50.4 | Spectralis SD-OCT | 287 ± 76 |
Erkul et al. (2013) [11] | Turkey | Clinical-based | 123 | 47.47 | Spectralis SD-OCT | 280.23 ± 81.15 |
Manjunath et al. (2010) [12] | USA | Clinical-based | 34 | 51.1 | Cirrus HD-OCT | 272 ± 81 |
Fujiwara et al. (2012) [13] | Japan | Clinical-based | 145 | 45.7 | Spectralis SD-OCT | 265.5 ± 82.4 |
Pongsachareonnont et al. (2019) [14] | Thailand | Clinical-based | 144 | 41.0 | DRI-OCT-1 | 265.5 ± 74.2 |
Present study | Iran | Population-based | 1060 | 67.1 | Spectralis SD-OCT | 265.3 ± 25.9 |
Ding et al. (2011) [15] | China | Clinical-based | 420 | 49.73 | Spectralis SD-OCT | 261.93 ± 88.42 |
Song et al. (2020) [16] | Singapore | Population-based | 2794 | 60.9 | Spectralis SD-OCT | 255.2 ± 102.6 |
Wei et al. (2013) [17] | China | Population-based | 3233 | 64.3 | Spectralis SD-OCT | 253.8 ± 107.4 |
Gupta et al. (2015) [18] | Malaysia | Population-based | 540 | 62.70 | Spectralis SD-OCT | 242.28 ± 97.58 |
Arnould et al. (2019) [19] | France | Population-based | 1494 | 81.9 | Spectralis SD-OCT | 206.4 ± 83.0 |