Clinical Study

Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography of Preclinical Chloroquine Maculopathy in Egyptian Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Table 2

Comparison between the different OCT parameters in both groups.

OCT (μm)
Mean ± SD
Chloroquine groupControl group value

CFT238.15 ± 22.5248.2 ± 19.050.034
Parafoveal thickness
 Superior310.7 ± 21.64322.35 ± 12.020.004
 Inferior309.05 ± 18.75319.025 ± 11.30.005
 Nasal311.45 ± 14.9320.05 ± 11.390.005
 Temporal299.025 ± 21.67320.05 ± 11.390.013
Perifoveal thickness
 Superior287.675 ± 19.9286.7 ± 11.850.791
 Inferior279.1 ± 17.75282.75 ± 10.340.264
 Nasal287.38 ± 15.82302 ± 11.40.107
 Temporal278.15 ± 20.6282.6 ± 12.1440.243
RNFL thickness111.4458 ± 14.6969107.6425 ± 11.53350.202
GCC thickness95.61 ± 6.38596.1217 ± 6.13470.716
FLV0.86 ± 1.040.60 ± 0.530.167
GLV4.28 ± 3.873.56 ± 3.050.358

Independent samples -test.