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PURPOSE To assess the normative macular choroidal thickness (ChT) in healthy children with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and study its correlations with age, intraocular pressure, axial length, corneal thickness, cup-to-disc ratio, and spherical equivalent. METHODS This study recruited 89 healthy children. Macular ChT was measured in five locations, sub-foveal, 1500 μm and 3000 μm nasal, and temporal to the fovea via the Optopol Revo 80® SD-OCT. RESULTS The mean age was 11.17 years. The mean subfoveal ChT was 332.33 ± 73.07 μm, ChT 1500 μm nasal to the fovea; 281.19 ± 66.67μm, ChT 1500 μm temporal to the fovea; 293.25 ± 71.11 μm; ChT 3000 μm nasal to the fovea; 219.55 ± 67.4 μm, and ChT 3000 μm temporal to the fovea; 264.31 ± 70.8 μm. A correlation of subfoveal ChT was not observed with the variables. CONCLUSIONS This study illustrates the normative pediatric macular choroidal thickness profile.