Effect of Hydroxychloroquine on the Retinal Layers: A Quantitative Evaluation with Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

Table 6

Results of Pearson’s correlation analysis in users of hydroxychloroquine according to cumulative dose.

Thickness (µ)	Cumulative dose
		value
Central
IS + OS	−0.41	0.002
RPE BM	0.63	0.001
Nasal
IS + OS	−0.41	0.003
RPE BM	0.71	0.001
Temporal
IS + OS	−0.51	0.001
RPE BM	0.70	0.001
Superior
IS + OS	−0.29	0.041
RPE BM	0.63	0.001
Inferior
IS + OS	−0.38	0.006
RPE BM	0.66	0.001

IS + OS thickness, photoreceptor inner (IS) and outer (OS) segment, and sum of them (IS + OS); RPE-BM complex, retinal pigment epithelium-Bruch’s membrane complex.
Pearson’s correlation coefficient ().
value adjusted for all the comparisons listed in the table.