J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2014 Nov;55(11):1687-1692. 10.3341/jkos.2014.55.11.1687.

Comparison of OCT Parameters between the Dominant and Nondominant Eye

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea. eyelovehyun@hanmail.net

Abstract

PURPOSE
To evaluate the anatomical difference between the dominant and nondominant eyes in healthy, young adults by measuring macular, peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (PRNFL), and macular ganglion cell layer (MGCL) thicknesses.
METHODS
Two hundred healthy adults were recruited and assessed for ocular dominance using 'a hole in the card test'. PRNFL, macular and MGCL thicknesses of both eyes were measured using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT).
RESULTS
There were no statistically significant differences for average thicknesses of MGCL in each of the six areas between the dominant and nondominant eyes. No difference was observed between temporal, inferior, average PRNFL thickness and macular thickness in dominant and nondominant eyes.
CONCLUSIONS
There was no intraocular anatomical difference between the dominant and nondominant eyes in healthy, young adults.

Keyword

Macular ganglion cell layer thicknesses; Macular thickness; Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness; Spectral domain OCT

MeSH Terms

Adult
Dominance, Ocular
Ganglion Cysts
Humans
Nerve Fibers
Retinaldehyde
Tomography, Optical Coherence
Young Adult
Retinaldehyde

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