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Table 1 OCT machine and size of FAZ measured by different studies in healthy eyes

From: Diametric measurement of foveal avascular zone in healthy young adults using optical coherence tomography angiography

Study (n = eyes)

Type of OCT/technique

Mean size of FAZ

Samara et al. [4] (n = 17)

Avanti SD OCT

(RTVue-XR Avanti; Optovue)

SCP: 0.284 (0.206–0.362) mm2

DCP: 0.410 (0.304–0.517) mm2

Wons et al. [5] (n = 19)

RTVue 100 XR Avanti

(Optovue)

SVL: 707.07 ± 141.75 µm

DVL: 797.97 ± 144.85 µm

Wang et al.[8] (n = 105)

RTVue 100 XR Avanti

(Optovue)

SRVL: 0.35 ± 0.12 mm2

DRVL: Not available

Shahlaee et al. [9] (n = 34)

RTVue 100 XR Avanti

(Optovue)

SVL

 Horizontal: 0.59 ± 0.126 mm

 Vertical: 0.56 ± 0.118 mm

DVL

 Horizontal: 0.69 ± 0.123 mm

 Vertical: 0.63 ± 0.110 mm

Kuehlewein et al. [10] (n = 19)

Prototype SS laser OCT

(Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin CA, USA)

SRL: 0.304 ± 0.132 mm2

DRL: 0.486 ± 0.162 mm2

Yu et al. [11]

(n = 76)

RTVue-XR Avanti

(Software Version 2.0.5.39; Optovue)

SVL

 CFZ: 0.42 mm2 (male)

 0.52 mm2 (female)

Present study

Hussain and Hussain (n = 30)

Zeiss Angioplex

(Cirrus HD OCT)

SCP

 Horizontal: 661.166 ± 119.99 µm

 Vertical: 660.033 ± 96.169 µm

DCP

 Horizontal: 1011.2 ± 154.526 µm

 Vertical: 818.033 ± 102.108 µm

  1. SCP superficial capillary plexus, DCP deep capillary plexus, SVL superficial vascular layer, DVL deep vascular layer, SRVL superficial retinal vascular layer, DRVL deep retinal vascular layer