Table 2. Comparison of the sector and cluster values between the groups and the corresponding superotemporal and inferotemporal areas in the glaucoma group, respectively.
| Healthy eyes (1) (n = 13) | OHT eyes (2) (n = 22) | Glaucoma eyes (3) (n = 27) | P-value for comparison between groups | P-value for ST vs. IT comparison, glaucoma group | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT sector PAFD (%; mean ± SD) | 61.48 ± 4.48 | 59.30 ± 3.81 | 53.0 ± 6.87 | 1 vs. 2: 0.598* 1 vs.3: < 0.001* 2 vs.3: 0.001* |
0.4790# |
| ST sector PAFD (%;mean ± SD) | 58.2 ± 4.38 | 59.2 ± 6.35 | 51.58 ± 9.60 | 1 vs.2: 0.977* 1 vs.3: <0.039* 2 vs.3: 0.003* |
|
| IT sector RNFLT (μm; mean ± SD) | 127.5 ± 20.7 | 128.8 ± 16.4 | 90.0 ± 26.9 | 1 vs. 2: 0.998* 1 vs.3:<0.001* 2 vs.3: < 0.001* |
0.9519# |
| ST sector RNFLT (μm; mean ± SD) | 132.6 ± 18.8 | 133.8 ± 15.6 | 89.6 ± 23.1 | 1 vs. 2: 0.998* 1 vs.3:<0.001* 2 vs.3: <0.001* |
|
| IT cluster MD (dB; median, quartiles) | -0.5 | -0.3 | 4.8 | 1 vs. 2: 0.529‡ 1 vs.3: < 0.001‡ 2 vs. 3: <0.001‡ |
0.8101# |
| -1.3 to 0.5 | -0.8 to 0.7 | 1.6 to 18.9 | |||
| ST cluster MD (dB; median, quartiles) | -0.4 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 1 vs. 2: 0.999‡ 1 vs.3: <0.001‡ 2 vs.3: <0.001‡ |
|
| -1.0 to 0.8 | -0.5 to 1.3 | 1.8 to 18.4 |
OHT, ocular hypertension; IT, inferotemporal; ST, superotemporal; PAFD, peripapillary angioflow-density; RNFLT, retina nerve fiber layer thickness; MD mean defect
*Sidak test
‡ Kruskall-Wallis test with Bonferroni corrected paired comparison
# paired t-test