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Table 2 Optic nerve characteristics and visual performance of all the patients

From: Macular evaluation of the retinal and choroidal vasculature changes in anterior ischemic optic neuropathy-a case control study

Variables

Healthy eyes

Uninvolved eyes

NAION eyes

P Value

(n = 27)

(n = 30)

(n = 37)

Ocular characteristics

 IOP, mm Hg

13.99 ± 2.90

14.31 ± 2.00

14.90 ± 2.50

p = 0.454

RNFL Thickness (μm)

102.11 ± 7.21

98.90 ± 10.55

70.86 ± 10.50

p < 0.001*,‡,§

GCC Analysis

 GCC Thickness (μm)

98.27 ± 7.43

96.36 ± 6.82

72.15 ± 10.68

p < 0.001*,‡,§

 FLV (%)

0.86 ± 0.40

2.11 ± 1.65

9.59 ± 3.34

p < 0.001*,†,‡,§

 GLV (%)

3.72 ± 1.70

4.56 ± 3.60

24.02 ± 8.75

p < 0.001*,‡,§

VF parameter (Mean ± SD, dB)

 MD

N/A

N/A

−11.02 ± 3.75

 Superior TD

N/A

N/A

−6.01 ± 2.21

 Inferior TD

N/A

N/A

−9.98 ± 3.34

  1. FLV Focal loss volume, GCC ganglion cell complex, GLV global loss volume, IOP intraocular pressure, NAION nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, RNFL retinal nerve fiber layer, VF visual field, MD mean deviation, dB decibels
  2. *Statistical significance tested by ANOVA for normal distributions and Kruskal-Wallis tests for nonnormal distributions, all comparisons were corrected with post hoc test
  3. Significant difference between mean values of healthy eyes and uninvolved eyes
  4. Significant difference between mean values of healthy eyes and NAION eyes
  5. § Significant difference between mean values of uninvolved eyes and NAION eyes