Table 3.
Relation between type of glaucoma and different parameters
| Parameter | Primary Open Angle Glaucoma | Closed Angle Glaucoma | Pseudoexfoliative Glaucoma | Between subject effect p-value | Mean difference (95% CI) | Post-hoc p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intraocular pressure (mmHg) | 15.2 (4.3) | 13.6 (3.2)* | 17.3 (5.8)* | 0.049 | * 3.7 (0.1–7.2) | *0.04 |
| Cup to disc ratio | 0.61 (0.25) | 0.72 (0.18)* | 0.44 (0.29)* | 0.006 | * 0.3 (0.8–0.47) | *0.004 |
| Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (μm) | 80.5 (20.8) | 70.8 (18.2) | 82.2 (20.9) | 0.084 | – | – |
| Central corneal thickness (μm) | 538.3 (36.3)* | 506.9 (34.6)*# | 544.5 (28.6)# | < 0.001 | * 46.2 (21. 9-70.6) # 36.6 (10. 5-62.7) |
* < 0.001 # 0.004 |
| Visual field mean deviation (dB) | −4.9 (5.6)* | −9.0 (6.8)*# | −4.7 (4.4)# | < 0.001 | 7.3 (3. 5-11.1) #7.5 (3. 5-11.6) |
* < 0.001 # < 0.001 |
| Visual field Pattern standard deviation | 4.0 (1.7) | 4.1 (1.8) | 4.1 (1.5) | 0.351 | – | – |
Mean reading for each parameter and its standard deviation are presented. Significant differences between any two readings as analyzed by post-hoc analysis were marked by either (*) or (#)