Aqueous flare and inflammatory factors in macular edema with central retinal vein occlusion: a case series

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 2 Aqueous flare and vitreous levels of various factors in the control, nonischemic CRVO, and ischemic CRVO groups

Variable	Control	Nonischemic	Ischemic	P value for trend test
Aqueous flare value	5.3 [4.3-6.2]	9.3 [8.3-10.5]	25.1 [20.7-34.6]	<0.001
(photon counts/ms)	5.3 [4.3-6.2]	9.3 [8.3-10.5]	25.1 [20.7-34.6]	<0.001
VEGF (pg/ml)	15.6 [15.6-15.6]	83.3 [15.6-143]	1050 [335-3717]	<0.001
sICAM-1 (ng/ml)	4.1 [3.6-5.8]	8.4 [6.2-9.4]	19.8 [12.7-37.0]	<0.001
IL-6 (pg/ml)	1.06 [0.85-1.52]	11.5 [8.0-42.8]	51.2 [22.2-104.8]	<0.001

CRVO = central retinal vein occlusion; VEGF = vascular endothelial growth factor; sICAM-1 = soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1; IL-6 = interleukin-6.

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