Table 4. Pearson correlation coefficient between structure and function of the retina.
Parameter | Average sensitivity threshold | Macular integrity index | VFI | MD | PSD |
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SVP whole VD | 0.68 (<0.001) | -0.33 (0.004) | 0.47 (<0.001) | 0.42 (<0.001) | -0.44 (<0.001) |
DVP whole VD | 0.34 (0.003) | -0.16 (0.166) | 0.2 (0.082) | 0.166 (0.156) | -0.03 (0.766) |
DVP/SVP VD index | -0.44 (<0.001) | 0.27 (0.021) | -0.33 (0.004) | -0.31 (0.007) | 0.45 (<0.001) |
pRPC VD | 0.48 (<0.001) | -0.31 (0.008) | 0.58 (<0.001) | 0.59 (<0.001) | -0.55 (<0.001) |
GCC average | 0.54 (<0.001) | -0.25 (0.029) | 0.47 (<0.001) | 0.47 (<0.001) | -0.3 (0.009) |
pRNFLglobal | 0.47 (<0.001) | -0.26 (0.024) | 0.61 (<0.001) | 0.63 (<0.001) | -0.38 (0.001) |
Pearson’s r (P Value) adjusted for age, inter-eye correlation and scan quality (in OCTA).
Abbreviations: VFI = visual field index; MD = mean deviation; PSD = pattern standard deviation; SVP = superficial vascular plexus; DVP = deep vascular plexus; pRPC = peripapillary radial peripapillary capillaries; VD = vessel density; GCC = ganglion cell complex; pRNFL = peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer; OCTA = optical coherence tomography angiography.