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. 2012 Jun 22;26(8):1131–1137. doi: 10.1038/eye.2012.115

Table 1. Change in RNFL and ONH parameters on the Stratus OCT following trabeculectomy.

OCT Parameters Preoperative (mean±SD) Postoperative (mean±SD)
    1 Week Pa 1 Month Pa 3 Months Pa
RNFL thickness (μm)              
 Average 54.1±14.0 59.4±19.5 0.009 54.5±10.2 0.193 51.9 ±11.9 0.619
 Superior 59.9±17.7 64.9±24.5 0.136 60.1±15.2 0.679 59.5±17.7 0.717
 Inferior 60.3±20.6 67.1±22.2 0.023 61.1±16.6 0.426 56.3±14.2 0.185
 Nasal 57.4±17.7 58.3±20.7 0.652 55.1 ±15.7 0.448 52.4±19.5 0.149
 Temporal 38.6±11.3 47.1±23.5 0.044 42.6 ±14.4 0.477 39.3 ±10.1 0.619
               
ONH parameters              
 Rim area (mm2) 0.44±0.29 0.55±0.5 0.758 0.51±0.44 0.981 0.48±0.32 0.795
 Cup area (mm2) 2.33±0.5 2.00±0.61 0.014 2.19±0.58 0.084 2.25±0.59 0.554
 HIRW (mm) 0.79±0.25 0.79 ±0.38 0.962 0.65 ±0.27 0.356 0.76 ±0.26 0.653
 Cup–disc area ratio 0.87±0.13 0.73±0.19 0.005 0.79 ±.0.15 0.246 0.81±0.16 0.309

Abbreviations: HIRW: horizontal integrated rim width; ONH: optic nerve head; RNFL: retinal nerve fibre layer.

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The Wilcoxon signed-rank test.