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Macular Thickness Assessment in Healthy Eyes Based on Ethnicity Using Stratus OCT Optical Coherence Tomography

Patrick J. Kelty, John F. Payne, Rupal H. Trivedi, Jason Kelty, Esther M Bowie, Berdine M. Burger

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2008 · 177 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

The fovea is significantly less thick in African Americans and females than in Caucasians and males. Racial and sexual differences should be considered when interpreting an OCT scan.

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