Table 1.
Summary of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Healthy Eyes compared to those with Glaucoma and Suspected Glaucoma.
| Healthy (n = 77 eyes, 42 subjects) |
Glaucoma Suspects (n =154 eyes, 89 subjects) |
Glaucoma (n =159 eyes, 93 subjects) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 49.16 ± 17.12 | 66.03 ± 12.48 | 70.87 ± 12.19 |
| Sex (number) | 25 (60 %) | 44 (49%) | 48 (52%) |
| Female | |||
| Ancestry (number) | |||
| European | 21(50%) | 67 (75%) | 57 (61%) |
| African | 16 (38%) | 19 (21%) | 28 (30%) |
| Other | 5(12%) | 3 (3%) | 8 (9%) |
| SAP VFI (%) | 99 ± 1 | 99 ± 3 | 87 ± 16 |
| SAP MD (dB) | 0.04 ± 1.02 | 0.47 ± 1.73 | −5.06 ± 5.43 |
| Macular SAP TD (dB) | −0.51 ± 0.56 | −0.86 ± 1.11 | −2.91 ± 3.24 |
| mGCIPL (µm) | 81.40 ± 6.71 | 75.545 ± 7.17 | 67.98± 10.73 |
| cpRNFL thickness (µm) | 93.04 ± 9.49 | 83.75 ± 10.71 | 73.13 ± 14.38 |
| Estimated macular RGC count (cells) | 520,678 ± 106,843 | 410,003± 83,887 | 306,010 ± 109,449 |
| Estimated total RGC count (cells) | 1,042,019 ± 185,243 | 812,458± 163,151 | 570,433 ± 207,525 |
Values correspond to mean ± standard deviation.
Abbreviations: VFI = visual field index; SAP = standard automated perimetry; MD = mean deviation; TD = total deviation; mGCIPL= macular ganglion cell layer plus inner plexiform layer; cpRNFL = circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer; RGC = retinal ganglion cell.