Role of Flight Duration and Altitude in Ocular Health of Military Pilots

Justyna Mędrzycka; Grzegorz Rotuski; Radosław Różycki; Joanna Gołębiewska

doi:10.12659/MSM.948936

24 August 2025 : Clinical Research

Role of Flight Duration and Altitude in Ocular Health of Military Pilots

Justyna Mędrzycka^{ABCDEF 1}, Grzegorz Rotuski^{BCDEF 1*}, Radosław Różycki

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DOI: 10.12659/MSM.948936

Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e948936

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Table 1 Selected parameters measured in military pilots vs the control group.

Analyzed trait	Study group	Statistical parameter*					Statistical significance level (P)
Analyzed trait	Study group	M	SD	Me	Q1–Q3	Min.–max.	Statistical significance level (P)
Retinal thickness [μm]	Pilots	325.2	13.2	323.5	315.5–336.0	297–355	=0.5208
Retinal thickness [μm]	Controls	325.9	11.3	325.0	319.5–333.0	301–351	=0.5208
Foveal thickness [μm]	Pilots	266.6	16.3	267.0	254.5–277.0	222–308	=0.7490
Foveal thickness [μm]	Controls	267.3	19.4	265.0	253.0–281.0	224–309	=0.7490
Perifoveal thickness [μm]	Pilots	336.5	15.0	335.0	325.5–346.0	306–397	=0.6695
Perifoveal thickness [μm]	Controls	335.3	11.9	334.5	329.0–342.0	308–329	=0.6695
Mean RNFL [μm]	Pilots	100.8	6.3	100.0	97–105	84–116	=0.1138
Mean RNFL [μm]	Controls	102.3	7.4	102.0	97–106	89–122	=0.1138
Superior RNFL [μm]	Pilots	103.0	7.0	102.0	98–108	85–121	=0.1516
Superior RNFL [μm]	Controls	104.4	8.1	104.0	98–109	89–128	=0.1516
Inferior RNFL [μm]	Pilots	98.4	6.8	98.0	94.0–104.0	78–115	=0.1704
Inferior RNFL [μm]	Controls	99.9	8.7	100.0	93.5–105.0	69–124	=0.1704
Total GCC [μm]	Pilots	99.0	5.4	98.5	95.5–103.5	90–112	=0.0721
Total GCC [μm]	Controls	100.5	6.1	101.0	96.5–103.5	89–125	=0.0721
Superior GCC [μm]	Pilots	98.7	5.3	99.0	94.0–102.5	89–113	=0.1374
Superior GCC [μm]	Controls	100.0	6.1	100.0	96.0–103.0	89–126	=0.1374
Inferior GCC [μm]	Pilots	99.7	5.2	99.0	96.0–103.0	90–111	=0.0540
Inferior GCC [μm]	Controls	101.2	6.1	101.0	97.0–104.0	90–125	=0.0540
Subfoveal choroidal thickness [μm]	Pilots	353.4	85.1	327.5	295–409	160–591	=0.4513
Subfoveal choroidal thickness [μm]	Controls	340.4	113.9	338.0	265–406	133–791	=0.4513
M – mean; SD – standard deviation; Me – median; Q1–Q3 – first to third quartile; Min.–max. – values range in the study group.

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