Table 1. Comparison of Doppler parameters of the central retinal artery (CRA) and ophthalmic artery (OA) in both eyes of POAG and non-glaucomatous group.
Arteries | Doppler Parameters | POAG Group (mean ± SD) | Non-glaucomatous Group (mean ± SD) | 95% CI of difference between means | p- value |
Right EyeOA | PSV (cm/s) | 28.33± 3.25 | 42.31± 6.84 | 11.85 - 16.10 | <0.001 |
EDV (cm/s) | 5.66 ± 2.06 | 16.08 ±3.62 | 9.26 – 11.60 | <0.001 | |
RI | 0.80± 0.06 | 0.61± 0.08 | 0.17 – 0.22 | <0.001 | |
CRA | PSV (cm/s) | 11.67± 1.02 | 16.92 ±2.73 | 4.43 – 6.06 | <0.001 |
EDV (cm/s) | 1.88± 0.79 | 6.83± 1.60 | 4.44 – 5.45 | <0.001 | |
RI | 0.84 ± 0.06 | 0.60 ± 0.04 | 0.22 – 0.26 | <0.001 | |
Left eye | |||||
OA | PSV (cm/s) | 28.25 ± 3.39 | 41.58 ± 6.11 | 11.37 –15.29 | <0.001 |
EDV (cm/s) | 5.60 ± 2.06 | 16.08 ± 3.05 | 9.34 – 11.62 | <0.001 | |
RI | 0.81 ± 0.05 | 0.62 ± 0.04 | 0.17 – 0.21 | <0.001 | |
CRA | PSV (cm/s) | 11.72 ± 1.13 | 17.06 ± 2.96 | 4.46 – 6.23 | <0.001 |
EDV (cm/s) | 1.86 ± 0.79 | 6.74 ± 1.60 | 4.38 – 5.38 | <0.001 | |
RI | 0.85± 0.06 | 0.61 ± 0.04 | 0.22 – 0.25 | <0.001 | |
SD = Standard Deviation CI= Confidence Interval |