Table 3 Comparisons between controls and lipemia retinalis mean blur rate (MBR)

Optic nerve MBRs

Controls Mean ± SD (n = 20)

Untreated lipemia retinalis Mean ± SD (n = 4) (p-value)

Resolved lipemia retinalis Mean ± SD (n = 6)

p-value

MBR (overall)

21.5 ± 4.2

28.6 ± 7.3

29.1 ± 8.3

P = 0.007

vs control (P = 0.027)

vs resolved (P = 0.892)

vs control (P = 0.007)

vs untreated  (P = 0.892)

MBR (vessel)

38.2 ± 8.1

50.2 ± 9.7

48.1 ± 9.3

P = 0.011

vs control (P = 0.016)

vs resolved (P = 0.704)

vs control (P = 0.019)

vs untreated  (P = 0.704)

MBR (tissue)

12.0 ± 2.5

13.7 ± 4.1

15.0 ± 2.6

P = 0.070

vs control (P = 0.284)

vs resolved (P = 0.456)

vs control (P = 0.027)

vs untreated  (P = 0.456)

BOS

74.0 ± 4.2

79.7 ± 7.3

82.1 ± 4.7

P = 0.002

vs control (P = 0.038)

vs resolved (P = 0.433)

vs control (P = 0.001)

vs untreated  (P = 0.433)

RI

0.4 ± 0.05

0.31 ± 0.1

0.28 ± 0.07

P = 0.001

vs control (P = 0.015)

vs resolved (P = 0.528)

vs control (P = 0.001)

vs untreated  (P = 0.528)

Choroidal MBRs

Controls Mean ± SD (n = 20)

Untreated lipemia retinalis Mean ± SD (n = 4)

Resolved lipemia retinalis Mean ± SD (n = 6)

p-value

MBR (overall)

6.4 ± 2.2

7.4 ± 2.0

7.9 ± 1.5

P = 0.260

vs control (P = 0.379)

vs resolved  (P = 0.710)

vs control (P = 0.127)

vs untreated  (P = 0.710)

MBR (vessel)

10.0 ± 4.4

11.6 ± 4.3

12.6 ± 2.6

P = 0.371

vs control (P = 0.485)

vs resolved  (P = 0.706)

vs control (P = 0.185)

vs untreated  (P = 0.706)

MBR (tissue)

5.2 ± 2.1

5.5 ± 1.9

6.1 ± 0.8

P = 0.599

vs control (P = 0.797)

vs resolved  (P = 0.611)

vs control (P = 0.797)

vs untreated  (P = 0.611)

BOS

68.3 ± 5.8

78.1 ± 4.3

78.0 ± 5.5

P < 0.001

vs control (P = 0.003)

vs resolved  (P = 0.973)

vs control (P = 0.001)

vs untreated  (P = 0.973)

RI

0.45 ± 0.06

0.33 ± 0.06

0.33 ± 0.08

P = 0.002

vs control (P = 0.003)

vs resolved  (P = 0.985)

vs control (P = 0.001)

vs untreated  (P = 0.985)