Table 1.
Comparison of the mean small vessels (SV) vessel density (VD) between patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) and normal controls eyes. (SV: small vessels; VD: vessel density; SD: Standard Deviation)
| Healthy controls (28 eyes) Mean ± SD (Range) |
TED patients (29 eyes) Mean ± SD (Range) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole image SV VD |
50.84 ± 2.23 (46.5,54.8) |
49.94 ± 2.56 (40.20,53.70) |
0.16 |
| Inside disc SV VD |
49.39 ± 4.76 (40.40,57.70) |
48.44 ± 5.18 (37.50,60.00) |
0.47 |
| Whole peripapillary SV VD |
53.75 ± 2.65 (48.00,59.30) |
52.80 ± 3.38 (38.20,55.90) |
0.24 |
| Peripapillary superior hemifield SV VD |
54.36 ± 2.59 (48.50,60.00) |
53.13 ± 3.38 (38.60,56.50) |
0.12 |
| Peripapillary inferior hemifield SV VD |
53.06 ± 3.09 (47.00,58.60) |
52.42 ± 3.70 (37.70,56.20) |
0.48 |
| Peripapillary nasal superior SV VD |
51.38 ± 2.88 (43.80,58.00) |
50.25 ± 4.68 (38.30, 60.00) |
0.27 |
| Peripapillary nasal inferior SV VD |
48.98 ± 5.22 (33.00,56.30) |
48.15 ± 4.45 (35.90,58.00) |
0.51 |
| Peripapillary inferior nasal SV VD |
51.95 ± 4.37 (41.40,61.20) |
51.41 ± 5.12 (35.90,59.90) |
0.66 |
| Peripapillary inferior temporal SV VD |
59.03 ± 3.10 (53.10,64.60) |
58.26 ± 3.97 (49.80,64.80) |
0.41 |
| Peripapillary temporal inferior SV VD |
54.94 ± 4.77 (45.5,64.00) |
53.40 ± 5.29 (40.60,62.00) |
0.24 |
| Peripapillary temporal superior SV VD |
57.24 ± 3.48 (51.00,63.40) |
55.70 ± 4.19 (46.80,63.40) |
0.13 |
| Peripapillary superior temporal SV VD |
57.78 ± 2.50 (52.30,62.90) |
55.94 ± 4.77 (43.00,62.60) |
0.07 |
| Peripapillary superior nasal SV VD |
51.55 ± 4.17 (44.20,64.40) |
50.55 ± 5.07 (34.90,61.50) |
0.41 |