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Purpose
Previous studies have shown that the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness as surrogate of the optic nerve decreases with longer axial length. We explored which explanatory parameters might explain that association.
Methods
Participants of the population‐based Beijing Eye Study 2011 without any retinal or optic nerve disease were selected based on a refractive error‐based stratified...