Table 3.

Mean (SD) outer retinal layer thickness

	500 μm nasal	Beneath cyst	500 μm temporal	p
G1 (no cyst)	85 (6)	84 (7)*	84 (6)	> 0.05
G2 (cyst without plateau)	85 (7)	82 (8)	84 (6)	> 0.05
G3 (cyst with plateau)	81 (17)	71 (15)†	78 (14)	< 0.001

Legends: * For group 1, the ORLt measurement corresponding to the point beneath the center of the cyst was performed in the foveal center. ^†p = 0.0001 between groups 1 and 2, measured beneath the cyst. Group 1, diabetic patients without cysts; Group 2, diabetic patients with cysts without plateaus; Group 3, diabetic patients with cysts and plateaus