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Refractive error was measured using the Essilor AKR550 Auto Kerato-Refractor. Axial length (AL) was assessed with the NIDEK AL-Scan Optical Biometer. Retinal layers were imaged using the Heidelberg Spectralis OCT, capturing macular RNFL (mRNFL), peripapillary RNFL (ppRNFL), Bruch\u2019s membrane opening-RNFL (BMO-RNFL) and macular GCL (mGCL) thickness. Independent\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      tests\/Mann\u2013Whitney\n                      <jats:italic>U<\/jats:italic>\n                      tests compared thicknesses; multivariate linear regression evaluated associations between AL, SER, RNFL and GCL measures. The Holm\u2013Bonferroni correction was applied for all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      values.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Mean SER was \u22120.25\u2009\u00b1\u20090.25\u2009D (emmetropes) and \u22121.25\u2009\u00b1\u20090.57\u2009D (low myopes); mean AL in the same groups was 23.41\u2009\u00b1\u20090.77 and 23.76\u2009\u00b1\u20090.82\u2009mm, respectively. Low myopes showed significant thinning in the inferior (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.03); Cohen\u2019s\n                      <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                      effect size\u2009=\u2009\u22120.23 and temporal (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.01); Cohen\u2019s\n                      <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                      effect size\u2009=\u2009\u22120.61 regions of the outer mGCL. AL showed positive associations mostly with mRNFL and mGCL, although they were weaker in low myopes. Similarly, weaker positive correlations were also found in low myopes between AL and global ppRNFL (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.02) when compared with near-emmetropes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Significant differences in the inferior and temporal GCL layers in low myopes may suggest early structural changes. 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