Research Article

Evaluation of Macular Retinal Ganglion Cell-Inner Plexiform Layer Thickness after Vitrectomy with Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling for Idiopathic Macular Holes

Table 4

Comparison between preoperative and postoperative (at 6 months after surgery) macular GCIPL thickness values performed by automated segmentation.

Pre-operative (μm)SD (μm)Postoperative (6 m) (μm)SD (μm)Difference (μm)SD (μm) value*

Average GCIPL thickness60.7218.2061.2014.71−0.483.490.912
Minimum GCIPL thickness33.5618.2044.2019.38−10.64−1.180.053
GCIPL superior59.7626.3758.3219.461.446.910.808
GCIPL inferior53.8823.7960.1615.07−6.288.720.292
GCIPL superonasal59.0424.7764.2820.28−5.244.490.353
GCIPL superotemporal69.4814.8759.5214.839.960.040.026
GCIPL inferonasal54.4820.6264.0815.56−9.65.060.080
GCIPL inferotemporal67.4020.5560.7217.316.683.240.070

Student’s -test.
GCIPL: ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer.
SD: standard deviation.