Table 5.
Comparison between peripapillary RNFLT in 4 quadrants and treatment regimen (oral hypoglycemic and insulin)
| Parameters | Oral hypoglycemic (n=23) |
Insulin (n=8) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| OD RNFLT | |||
| Superior (µm) | 124.83±8.32 | 108.63±10.74 | 0.000** |
| Inferior (µm) | 131.26±13.13 | 120.25±23.13 | 0.107 |
| Temporal (µm) | 77.46±12.41 | 74.50±11.08 | 0.492 |
| Nasal (µm) | 87.78±10.54 | 83.88±10.50 | 0.374 |
| OS RNFLT | |||
| Superior (µm) | 123.91±7.97 | 122.13±12.10 | 0.030* |
| Inferior (µm) | 131.35±14.44 | 118.63±19.39 | 0.060 |
| Temporal (µm) | 74.09±9.64 | 71.88±12.05 | 0.604 |
| Nasal (µm) | 83.30±16.86 | 82.38±15.92 | 0.893 |
Notes: Data presented as mean ± standard deviation.
*
Statistically significant value at p<0.01.
**
Statistically significant value at p<0.05.
Abbreviations: OD, right eye; OS, left eye; RNFLT, retinal nerve fiber layer thickness.