Table 2. Morphological analysis of corneal subbasal nerve plexus by in vivo laser-scanning confocal microscopy.
Parameters |
Study groups |
P-values | |
---|---|---|---|
PCG (n=40) | Controls (n=40) | ||
Mean subbasal nerve density (μm) | 2108±692 | 2642±484 | 0.003 |
Total number of nerve fibers (n) | 12.3±4.2 | 15.4±3.1 | 0.02 |
Grade of tortuosity | 1.9±0.4 | 1.7±0.2 | 0.1 |
Abbreviation: PCG, primary congenital glaucoma.
Student's t-test was applied. P-values <0.05 were considered statistically significant.