Correlation of macular sensitivity measures and visual acuity to vision-related quality of life in patients with age-related macular degeneration

Table 1 Comparison between best eye analysis and standard eye analysis data

	Best Eye Analysis^a						Standard Eye Analysis^b
	Early AMD Group	Late AMD Group	Healthy Retina Group	p values			Early AMD Group	Late AMD Group	Healthy Retina Group	p values
	Early AMD Group	Late AMD Group	Healthy Retina Group	p¹	p²	p³	Early AMD Group	Late AMD Group	Healthy Retina Group	p¹	p²	p³
Visual acuity (ETDRS)^c	74.3 Std. Error: 2.6 (6/9.5 Snellen)	68.3 Std. Error: 2.0 (6/15 Snellen)	77.4 Std. Error 1.9 (6/9 Snellen)	1.0	0.006	0.186	72.1 Std. Error: 3.2 (6/12 Snellen)	63.7 Std. Error: 2.5 (6/15 Snellen)	72.7 Std. Error: 2.4 (6/12 Snellen)	1.0	0.04	0.12
Total macular sensitivity (dB)	21.9 IQR: 8.8	18 IQR: 10	22.61 IQR: 7	0.059	< 0.001	0.016	21.9 IQR: 8.8	15.2 IQR: 13	22.61 IQR: 7	0.151	< 0.001	0.014

^aEye with best-corrected visual acuity used
^bRight eye used as standard
^cAnalysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) post-hoc tests
AMD age-related macular degeneration; dB decibels; ETDRS Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study; IQR interquartile range; p¹ = early AMD compared with healthy retina; p² = late AMD compared with healthy retina; p³ = early AMD compared with late AMD

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