Table 1. Characteristics and quality of studies included in the Meta-analysis.
OCT | No. of eyes | Mean Age (years) | Gender (Male/Female) | NOS Scale | |||||||||
Author(s) Year | Country | Manufacturer | Model | PD | HC | PD | HC | PD | HC | Selection | Comparability | Expose | Total Score |
Morgia/2013 [22] | Italy | Carl Zeiss | Stratus | 81 | 86 | 65.6 | 65.5 | 24/19 | 34/52 | *** | * | ** | 6 |
Aaker/2010 [9] | USA | Heidelberg | Spectralis | 18 | 19 | 64 | 67 | 13/5 | 9/10 | **** | * | ** | 7 |
Moschos/2011 [5] | Greece | Carl Zeiss | Stratus Model 3000 | 32 | 40 | 57 | 52 | 9/7 | 10/10 | *** | * | ** | 6 |
Albrecht/2012 [4] | Germany | Heidelberg | Spectralis | 80 | 70 | 61.2 | NR | 30/10 | NR | *** | * | ** | 6 |
Tsironi/2012 [21] | Greece | Carl Zeiss | Stratus | 24 | 24 | 66.6 | 64.3 | 14/10 | 11/13 | *** | ** | ** | 7 |
Rohani/2012 [20] | Iran | Topcon | 3D-OCT 1000 Mark II | 54 | 50 | 54.6 | 55.0 | 40/14 | 34/16 | **** | * | ** | 7 |
Kirbas/2013 [19] | Turkey | Carl Zeiss | Cirrus HD | 84 | 80 | 59.3 | 57.0 | 24/28 | 24/16 | *** | * | ** | 6 |
Inzelberg/2004 [18] | Israel | NR | NR | 10 | 10 | 57 | 52 | 5/5 | NR | *** | * | ** | 6 |
Archibald/2011 [7] | UK | Carl Zeiss | Stratus Model 3000 | 34 | 17 | 71.6 | 71.3 | 22/15 | 9/10 | **** | ** | ** | 8 |
Satue/2013 [17] | Spain | Carl Zeiss Heidelberg | Cirrus HD Spectralis | 100 | 100 | 64 | 64 | 82/18 | NR | ** | * | ** | 5 |
Altintas/2008 [6] | Turkey | Carl Zeiss | Stratus Model 3000 | 34 | 22 | 59.3 | 58.1 | 9/8 | 6/5 | ** | * | ** | 5 |
Garcia-Martin/2012 [24] | Spain | Carl Zeiss Heidelberg | Cirrus HD Spectralis | 75 | 75 | 64.4 | 64.2 | 45/30 | 45/30 | *** | * | ** | 6 |
Sen/2013 [23] | Turkey | Optovue | RTVue-100 | 18 | 11 | 63.56 | 61.18 | 8/10 | 5/6 | **** | ** | ** | 8 |
PD = Parkinson's disease; HC = healthy controls; RNFL = retinal nerve fiber layer; NOS = Newcastle-Ottawa Scale; NR = not reported.