Clinical Study

The Different Characteristics of Cirrus Optical Coherence Tomography between Superior Segmental Optic Hypoplasia and Normal Tension Glaucoma with Superior Retinal Nerve Fiber Defect

Table 2

Comparison of optical coherence tomography parameters as determined by cirrus high-definition optical coherence tomography.

SSOH (A)NTG-SRD (B)Controls (C) value value
Post hoc comparison
A-BA-CB-C

pRNFL thickness, µm
 Average73.0 (10.3)73.1 (6.8)92.1 (6.2)<0.0010.99<0.001<0.001
 Temporal64.4 (13.0)54.1 (13.1)70.3 (14.5)<0.0010.060.289<0.001
 Superior72.8 (12.8)75.0 (13.2)115.3 (15.9)<0.0010.89<0.001<0.001
 Nasal58.1 (8.6)63.6 (7.1) 70.1 (9.3)<0.0010.13<0.0010.004
 Inferior96.1 (19.5)98.6 (14.9)116.2 (15.3)<0.0010.880.0010.002
 1 o/c65.1 (18.3)83.8 (22.3)107.9 (20.5)<0.0010.02<0.0010.006
 2 o/c63.2 (13.1)73.5 (15.7) 80.6 (13.5)0.0470.040.0490.299
 3 o/c54.7 (10.9)57.7 (9.1)62.5 (9.35)0.0430.06<0.0010.991
 4 o/c56.8 (9.7)59.4 (9.6)64.7 (10.2)<0.0010.710.0010.060
 5 o/c70.4 (13.8)83.6 (16.1)89.0 (20.1)0.0030.060.0020.430
 6 o/c106.9 (34.9)106.4 (20.37)120.9 (28.3)0.226
 7 o/c119.5 (29.2)108.7 (26.4)136.1 (25.8)0.0090.430.260.006
 8 o/c71.7 (15.6)63.7 (19.1)74.1 (18.1)0.0600.370.730.048
 9 o/c53.6 (12.2)46.3 (10.0)57.0 (13.1)0.0020.150.360.010
 10 o/c69.8 (19.6)53.0 (15.2)80.2 (17.4)<0.0010.010.048<0.001
 11 o/c85.1 (24.7)63.3 (15.8)122.8 (24.8)<0.0010.01<0.001<0.001
 12 o/c66.5 (11.9)77.7 (19.8)115.2 (24.4)<0.0010.22<0.001<0.001
GCIPL thickness, µm
 Average73.2 (6.1)72.2 (7.4)81.5 (10.7)<0.0010.940.002<0.001
 Minimum66.8 (8.7)60.9 (10.0)79.2 (7.0)<0.0010.09<0.001<0.001
 Superotemporal69.6 (7.4)63.5 (10.4)80.4 (13.8)<0.0010.230.003<0.001
 Superior70.7 (7.3)69.5 (11.4)81.8 (12.3)<0.0010.950.001<0.001
 Superonasal81.9 (7.0)74.1 (10.1)83.6 (11.4)<0.0010.030.160<0.001
 Inferotemporal71.8 (10.2)75.2 (9.6)81.4 (13.9)0.0090.650.0110.046
 Inferior72.1 (8.5)74.6 (7.5)80.0 (7.0)0.0010.550.0010.014
 Inferonasal78.9 (8.1)76.4 (6.7)81.5 (8.9)0.0130.630.1970.011

GCIPL: ganglion cell inner plexiform layer; NTG-SRD: normal tension glaucoma with superior retinal nerve fiber layer defect; pRNFL: peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer; SSOH: superior segmental optic hypoplasia.