Table 3.
Right Eyes (N = 32) |
Left Eyes (N = 32) |
Interocular Comparison | |||
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Mean (± SD) | 95% CI for Mean | Mean (± SD) | 95% CI for Mean | ||
Rate of EZW constriction (μm/yr) | 176.6 ± 130.1 | 129.7–223.5 | 173.1 ± 146.8 | 120.1–226.0 | P = .8609 |
Rate of nasal ONL thinning (μm/yr) | 2.71 ± 3.83 | 1.33–4.10 | 2.57 ± 5.21 | 0.70–4.45 | P = .1619 |
Rate of temporal ONL thinning (μm/yr) | 2.44 ± 4.01 | 0.99–3.88 | 2.48 ± 4.70 | 0.78–4.17 | P = .8465 |
Average rate (nasal and temporal) of ONL thinning (μm/yr) | 2.58 ± 2.85 | 1.55–3.60 | 2.52 ± 3.54 | 1.25–3.80 | P = .6735 |
Intraocular comparison between nasal and temporal ONL thinning rates | P = .9922 | P = .4716 |
EZW = ellipsoid zone width; ONL = outer nuclear layer.
Positive values signify EZW constriction or ONL thinning. Two-tailed Wilcoxon signed rank test was used for statistical testing with significance level alpha set at 0.05.