Research Article

Changes in Ocular Blood Flow after Ranibizumab Intravitreal Injection for Diabetic Macular Edema Measured Using Laser Speckle Flowgraphy

Table 4

Median (1st quartile–3rd quartile) computed for blowout score (BOS), blowout time (BOT), central macular thickness (CMT), and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at baseline, time 1 (T1), and time 2 (T2).

VariablesBaselineT1T2Friedman test
value

BOS168.7 (60.2–71.4)63.1 (58.4–70.6)60.5 (44.9–70.5)0.862
BOS253.6 (47.3–63.5)56.7 (50.3–57.7)51.4 (50.9–59.5)0.292
BOS365.8 (60.5–79.3)60.3 (50.9–74.8)72.5 (35.4–75.8)0.146
BOT147.6 (44.2–50.2)42.6 (42.0–47.6)54.4 (46.8–65.3)0.001
BOT242.7 (34.3–58.1)38.0 (28.0–39.4)39.5 (33.5–51.4)0.090
BOT348.3 (35.9–56.3)39.9 (29.9–46.6)50.3 (41.3–59.1)0.583
CMT (μm)452.0 (352.0–514.0)400.0 (316.0–475.0)313.0 (308.0–371.0)0.005
BCVA (logMAR)0.5 (0.50–0.60)0.6 (0.50–0.70)0.7 (0.70–0.80)<0.001

multiple comparison test vs. previous time point.