Clinical Study

Visual Performance in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Undergoing Treatment with Intravitreal Ranibizumab

Table 2

Correlations between observed changes in mean foveal thickness and observed changes in other parameters for the entire study group and Subgroup A.

VariableEntire groupSubgroup A
r P valuer P value

CDVA−0.311*0.042 −0.569*0.027
ROS fixation−0.411**0.008−0.5000.069
ROS central 5°−0.592**<0.001−0.611*0.020
ROS central 16°−0.536**<0.001−0.554*0.040
logRAD0.1820.2420.5050.055
Reading speed0.1050.5010.5370.039 *
Mean reading speed−0.2590.3070.0330.908
LogCSmesopic_1.5cpd−0.1220.4400.1330.651
LogCSmesopic_3cpd−0.0730.645−0.0580.843
LogCSmesopic_6cpd−0.0910.5690.1930.508
LogCSmesopic_12cpd−0.0050.9730.4590.098
LogCSmesopic_18cpd−0.0410.7970.3270.254
LogCSphotopic_1.5cpd0.0010.9970.0660.823
LogCSphotopic_3cpd−0.0870.586−0.0860.770
LogCSphotopic_6cpd0.0180.910−0.0220.939
LogCSphotopic_12cpd−0.1650.2960.0000.999
LogCSphotopic_18cpd−0.1470.3520.2600.369
LogGDmesopic_1.5cpd−0.334*0.031−0.1670.569
LogGDmesopic_3cpd−0.344*0.026−0.2060.481
LogGDmesopic_6cpd−0.1080.4940.0180.951
LogGDmesopic_12cpd0.0010.9970.4180.137
LogGDmesopic_18cpd−0.348*0.024−0.2460.397
LogGDphotopic_1.5cpd0.1660.2940.3130.277
LogGDphotopic_3cpd0.1570.3220.4880.077
LogGDphotopic_6cpd−0.0650.683−0.1250.671
LogGDphotopic_12cpd−0.2080.1870.0780.792
LogGDphotopic_18cpd−0.2200.1610.1400.634

Abbreviations: CDVA: corrected-distance visual acuity; ROS: retinotopic ocular sensitivity; CS: contrast sensitivity; mesopic/photopic: under mesopic/photopic conditions; cpd: cycles per degree; GD: glare disability.
*Correlation significant at the 0.05 level (2 tailed).
**Correlation significant at the 0.01 level (2 tailed).
Removal of one outlier.