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Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2013 Sep 25;156(6):10.1016/j.ajo.2013.08.001. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.08.001

Table 2.

Comparison of global and regional ganglion cell/inner plexiform layer (GC/IPL), macular, and RNFL thickness measurements in the control and early perimetric glaucoma groups.

OCT parameters Normal group Glaucoma subjects P value
GC/IPL parameters
Average GC (mean ± SE) 81.1 (±1.0) 66.5 (±1.3) <0.001
Minimum GC (mean ± SE) 79.2 (±0.9) 57.8 (±1.4) <0.001
Superotemporal GC (mean ± SE) 80.5 (±0.9) 66.9 (±1.4) <0.001
Superior GC (mean ± SE) 81.8 (±1.0) 67.9 (±1.7) <0.001
Superonasal GC (mean ± SE) 82.3 (±1.1) 71.2 (±1.8) <0.001
Inferonasal GC (mean ± SE) 80.6 (±1.0) 67.2 (±1.7) <0.001
Inferior GC (mean ± SE) 79.9 (±1.0) 63.1 (±1.4) <0.001
Inferotemporal GC (mean ± SE) 81.7 (±0.9) 62.9 (±1.4) <0.001
RNFL parameters
Average RNFL (mean ± SE) 94.0 (±1.1) 70.5 (±1.3) <0.001
Superior quadrant (mean ± SE) 115.7 (±1.7) 84.3 (±2.4) <0.001
Nasal quadrant (mean ± SE) 72.9 (±1.2) 63.6 (±1.2) <0.001
Inferior quadrant (mean ± SE) 124.0 (±1.9) 78.6 (±2.1) <0.001
Temporal quadrant (mean ± SE) 63.5 (±1.2) 55.5 (±1.5) <0.001
1 o'clock sector (mean ± SE) 104.8 (±2.3) 79.7 (±2.7) <0.001
2 o'clock sector (mean ± SE) 89.7 (±1.9) 76.5 (±3.7) <0.001
3 o'clock sector (mean ± SE) 61.7 (±1.2) 58.9 (±1.3) 0.021
4 o'clock sector (mean ± SE) 66.5 (±1.3) 58.6 (±1.3) <0.001
5 o'clock sector (mean ± SE) 100.9 (±2.4) 74.7 (±2.3) <0.001
6 o'clock sector (mean ± SE) 136.6 (±2.8) 86.3 (±3.2) <0.001
7 o 'clock sector (mean ± SE) 134.3 (±2.7) 74.9 (±3.4) <0.001
8 o'clock sector (mean ± SE) 62.7 (±1.5) 55.2 (±1.8) 0.008
9 o'clock sector (mean ± SE) 51.4 (±1.1) 49.8 (±1.4) 0.417
10 o'clock sector (mean ± SE) 76.8 (±1.6) 61.5 (±2.2) <0.001
11 o'clock sector (mean ± SE) 124.8 (±2.3) 89.7 (±3.1) <0.001
12 o'clock sector (mean ± SE) 117.8 (±2.8) 83.6 (±3.0) <0.001

OCT: Optical Coherence Tomography; RNFL: Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer; GC: Ganglion Cell; GC/IPL: Ganglion Cell/Inner Plexiform Layer.