Table 4.
Comparison of clinical and imaging parameters between hyperopic and myopic amblyopic eyes
| Parameter, mean ± standard deviation | Amblyopic Eyes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyperopic | Myopic | p value* | |
| Best corrected visual acuity, logMAR | 0.45 ± 0.31 | 0.63 ± 0.41 | 0.153 |
| Spherical equivalent, diopters | +4.07 ± 2.03 | -3.44 ± 3.32 | <0.001 |
| Axial length, mm | 22.05 ± 0.94 | 24.07 ± 1.23 | <0.001 |
| Central macular thickness, μm | 222.83 ± 14.66 | 233.85 ± 25.72 | 0.042 |
| Subfoveal choroidal thickness, μm | 363.80 ± 106.95 | 346.65 ± 128.77 | 0.32 |
| Choroidal area | |||
| Total, μm2 | 1717601.94 ± 528402.53 | 1383346.61 ± 568160.06 | 0.036 |
| Luminal, μm2 | 1067082.44 ± 265282.33 | 835069.40 ± 296734.43 | 0.008 |
| Stromal, μm2 | 650519.50 ± 271149.078 | 548277.22 ± 286503.29 | 0.155 |
| Choroidal vascular index, % | 63.46 ± 5.61 | 61.74 ± 5.89 | 0.473 |
| Choriocapillaris vascular density, % | |||
| Macular | |||
| Superior parafoveal | 51.27 ± 3.13 | 52.01 ± 4.25 | 0.106 |
| Temporal parafoveal | 52.20 ± 5.25 | 51.39 ± 4.06 | 0.182 |
| Inferior parafoveal | 52.88 ± 3.58 | 52.69 ± 3.79 | 0.769 |
| Nasal parafoveal | 52.17 ± 3.00 | 50.55 ± 4.97 | 0.573 |
| Foveal | 48.15 ± 12.19 | 46.33 ± 12.22 | 0.601 |
| Peripapillary | |||
| Superior peripapillary | 55.48 ± 7.50 | 57.37 ± 5.52 | 0.362 |
| Temporal peripapillary | 61.96 ± 10.14 | 58.20 ± 8.74 | 0.073 |
| Inferior peripapillary | 51.80 ± 9.16 | 57.33 ± 5.25 | 0.018 |
| Nasal peripapillary | 66.37 ± 7.01 | 61.30 ± 9.71 | 0.096 |
* Comparison of hyperopic amblyopic eyes and myopic amblyopic eyes. ANCOVA analysis was performed with age as a covariate and posthoc Bonferroni correction was applied