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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Retina. 2017 Aug;37(8):1475–1482. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000001407

Table 2.

Macular vessel density in healthy eyes and eyes with retinal diseases

Normal eyes Eyes with retinal diseases P values
Scan Size Sector N (scans) Mean vessel density (%) 95% Confidence interval of density (%) N (scans) Mean vessel density (%) 95% Confidence interval of density (%)
3×3 mm Whole macular area 66 53.8 53.3 54.3 65 50.4 49.4 51.4 0.004
Central Fovea 66 32.1 31.2 33.1 65 30.3 29.1 31.4 0.06
Para-foveal circle 66 55.4 55.0 55.9 65 52.2 51.1 53.3 0.01
Para-fovea_superior hemifield 66 55.3 54.8 55.9 65 52.0 50.8 53.3 0.02
Para-fovea_inferior hemifield 66 55.6 55.1 56.0 65 52.4 51.3 53.5 0.009
Para-fovea_temporal sector 66 54.1 53.6 54.7 65 51.3 50.1 52.4 0.03
Para-fovea_superior sector 66 56.3 55.7 57.0 65 52.7 51.3 54.0 0.02
Para-fovea_nasal sector 66 54.8 54.2 55.4 65 51.6 50.5 52.7 0.008
Para-fovea_inferior sector 66 56.6 56.1 57.0 65 53.2 52.0 54.4 0.01
6×6 mm Whole macular area 61 54.2 53.5 55.0 76 49.2 48.3 50.0 <0.001
Central Fovea 61 36.5 35.4 37.6 76 33.0 31.8 34.3 0.01
Para-foveal circle 61 55.6 54.6 56.6 76 50.5 49.3 51.6 <0.001
Para-fovea_superior hemifield 61 55.6 54.6 56.6 76 50.4 49.1 51.7 <0.001
Para-fovea_inferior hemifield 61 55.6 54.5 56.6 76 50.5 49.5 51.6 <0.001
Para-fovea_temporal sector 61 55.1 54.1 56.1 76 51.2 49.9 52.4 0.004
Para-fovea_superior sector 61 55.9 54.8 57.1 76 50.4 49.1 51.6 <0.001
Para-fovea_nasal sector 61 56.0 55.0 56.9 76 49.9 48.7 51.2 <0.001
Para-fovea_inferior sector 61 55.4 54.2 56.6 76 50.4 49.3 51.5 <0.001