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The AST, SC area, TM thickness and length, and SS length were measured using swept-source optical coherence tomography. AST was measured at 0\u00a0mm (AST0), 1\u00a0mm (AST1), 2\u00a0mm (AST2), and 3\u00a0mm (AST3) from SS. Associations between AST and SC area, TM thickness and length, and SS length were also estimated.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>AST0 (728.84\u2009\u00b1\u200999.33 vs. 657.39\u2009\u00b1\u200967.02\u00a0\u03bcm, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), AST1 (537.79\u2009\u00b1\u200979.55 vs. 506.83\u2009\u00b1\u200957.37\u00a0\u03bcm, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.038), AST3 (571.09\u2009\u00b1\u200979.15 vs. 532.13\u2009\u00b1\u200959.84\u00a0\u03bcm, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.009), SC area (6304.26\u2009\u00b1\u20091238.72 vs. 4755.64\u2009\u00b1\u20091122.71 \u03bcm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), TM thickness (107.21\u2009\u00b1\u200931.26 vs. 94.51\u2009\u00b1\u200924.18\u00a0\u03bcm, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.035), TM length (736.20\u2009\u00b1\u2009141.85 vs. 656.43\u2009\u00b1\u2009127.03\u00a0\u03bcm, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.004), and SS length (219.89\u2009\u00b1\u200950.29 vs. 174.54\u2009\u00b1\u200935.58\u00a0\u03bcm, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) were significantly greater in healthy group than in POAG group. In addition, SC area, TM thickness, and SS length were significantly and positively associated with AST0 in the healthy group, whereas no similar associations were observed in the POAG group.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Compared with the healthy group, AST was significantly thinner in the POAG group, which also had smaller SC and TM dimensions. Moreover, the SC area, TM thickness, and SS length were significantly and positively associated with AST in the healthy group. 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