Research Article

Macular Pigment Optical Density in Chinese Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Using the One-Wavelength Reflectometry Method

Table 3

Retinal thickness values and comparison of study subjects.

POAGControl
Mean, µmSD, µmMean, µmSD, µm

GCC
 6 mm80.8017.33113.107.71<0.001
 Superior82.9218.47116.959.00<0.001
 Inferior80.8919.10116.408.16<0.001
 Nasal86.0121.66119.719.43<0.001
 Temporal77.6513.1296.917.22<0.001
CRT
 6 mm290.8626.74328.0517.420.021
 Superior293.9829.47333.1218.03<0.001
 Inferior285.6128.80327.4519.86<0.001
 Nasal299.0530.58338.0719.810.001
 Temporal288.8026.54320.8816.76<0.001
OR
 6 mm210.0615.40214.9512.640.271
 Superior211.0617.74216.1812.810.135
 Inferior204.7214.83211.0514.690.065
 Nasal213.0416.78218.3515.740.155
 Temporal211.1519.66223.9713.900.308
RNFL
 Total70.2010.8497.938.33<0.001
 Superior78.2515.74113.7116.95<0.001
 Inferior78.0121.06128.7116.59<0.001
 Nasal58.008.4768.386.57<0.001
 Temporal66.5311.2381.4210.60<0.001

GCC: ganglion cell complex.
CRT: central retinal thickness.
OR: outer retinal thickness (CRT minus GCC).
RNFL: retinal nerve fiber layer.