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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Jun 5;230:156–165. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2021.05.019

Table 2:

Mean predicted values of asymmetry, OCTA, and OCT parameters by diagnosis.

Healthya Suspecta POAG a
Mild Moderate Severe Any
Asymmetry Parameters
hdVAD 0.018 (0.017) 0.020 (0.018) 0.034 (0.025)* 0.043 (0.036)* 0.031 (0.027)* 0.036 (0.029)*
qdVAD 0.025 (0.024) 0.029 (0.028) 0.037 (0.030)* 0.059 (0.047)* 0.043 (0.035) 0.046 (0.038)*
qdRNFL 13.5 (10.1) 14.9 (16.7) 13.8 (14.4) 15.4 (13.7) 12.7 (8.7) 13.9 (12.6)
VAD Parameters
gVAD 0.348 (0.043) 0.343 (0.049) 0.292 (0.060)* 0.267 (0.062)* 0.231 (0.071)* 0.264 (0.070)*
Superior Hemiretinal VAD 0.444 (0.035) 0.440 (0.042) 0.401 (0.055)* 0.376 (0.059)* 0.331 (0.082)* 0.370 (0.073)*
Inferior Hemiretinal VAD 0.436 (0.029) 0.431 (0.040) 0.386 (0.055)* 0.350 (0.075)* 0.310 (0.079)* 0.349 (0.076)*
Superior Quadrant VAD 0.471 (0.038) 0.458 (0.047)* 0.420 (0.063)* 0.384 (0.072)* 0.331 (0.090)* 0.379 (0.085)*
Inferior Quadrant VAD 0.483 (0.029) 0.474 (0.043)* 0.429 (0.058)* 0.376 (0.096)* 0.324 (0.092)* 0.377 (0.093)*
RNFL Parameters
gRNFL 92.2 (10.6) 88.2 (11.0)* 78.2 (10.4)* 73.3 (10.9)* 68.1 (11.4)* 73.7 (11.6)*
Superior Quadrant RNFL 115.0 (16.6) 106.6 (17.831)* 96.2 (18.6)* 85.7 (18.7)* 80.1 (16.9)* 88.3 (19.3)*
Inferior Quadrant RNFL 122.5 (18.3) 112.8 (21.5)* 95.0 (20.3)* 86.1 (24.7)* 73.5 (17.7)* 85.9 (22.6)*
Visual Field Parameters
Visual Field Mean Deviation −0.94 (2.67) −1.39 (2.27) −1.49 (3.38) −5.88 (5.64)* −11.25 (8.67)* −6.17 (7.53)*
Pattern Standard Deviation 2.28 (1.66) 2.21 (1.61) 2.06 (0.89) 5.13 (3.22)* 7.11 (3.57)* 4.69 (3.50)*
a

Data listed as mean (standard deviation).

*

Statistically significantly different (P < 0.05) than healthy, as determined from age-adjusted multivariable linear regression of ocular parameter on diagnostic groups.

Abbreviations: OCTA=optical coherence tomography angiography; OCT=optical coherence tomography; POAG=primary open angle glaucoma; hdVAD=superior and inferior hemiretinal absolute difference in vessel area density; qdVAD=superior and inferior quadrant absolute difference in vessel area density; qdRNFL=superior and inferior quadrant absolute difference in retinal nerve fiber layer thickness; VAD=vessel area density; gVAD=global vessel area density; RNFL=retinal fiber layer thickness; gRNFL=average global retinal nerve fiber layer thickness.