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. 2021 Jul 28;11:15382. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-94680-w

Table 2.

Changes in choroidal thickness after playing games on a virtual reality smartphone-based head-mounted display (VR SHMD) or smartphone.

Variable VR SHMD Smartphone
Pre Post p value* Pre Post p value*
Dominant eye
Subfoveal CT 304 (111.3) 318 (128.3) 0.793 307 (119.0) 291 (135.0) 0.919
1-mm zone nasal CT 275 (120.8) 300 (125.3) 0.318 272 (119.0) 272 (137.0) 0.957
1-mm zone temporal CT 175 (118.0) 187 (134.8) 0.997 189 (128.0) 196 (107.0) 0.889
3-mm zone nasal CT 309 (107.8) 313 (109.3) 0.157 307 (103.0) 309 (146.0) 0.788
3-mm zone temporal CT 313 (109.5) 320 (107.0) 0.707 295 (114.0) 298 (124.0) 0.453
Macular CT overall 279 (78.1) 283 (111.3) 0.725 278.4 (119.6) 272.8 (101.4) 0.889
Non-dominant eye
Subfoveal CT 336 (155.3) 319 (129.3) 0.431 321 (138.0) 317 (127.0) 0.775
1-mm zone nasal CT 301 (151.0) 291 (144.0) 0.297 289 (120.8) 281 (136.0) 0.788
1-mm zone temporal CT 167 (90.0) 178 (110.5) 0.188 169 (84.0) 177 (88.0) 0.969
3-mm zone nasal CT 344 (128.3) 339 (111.0) 0.467 336 (103.0) 322 (125.0) 0.880
3-mm zone temporal CT 331 (114.8) 316 (98.5) 0.687 325 (114.0) 315 (109.0) 0.246
Macular CT overall 292.4 (125.9) 286.2 (97.9) 0.339 288.2 (118.0) 284.4 (92.2) 0.619

Data presented as the median (interquartile range) unless otherwise indicated. CT, choroidal thickness.

*Wilcoxon-signed rank test and adjusted using the Benjamini–Hochberg procedure.