Optic Disc, Macula, and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Measurements Obtained by OCT in Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy

Table 1

Comparison of the parameters between the patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) and control group according to side of the eyes.

Parameters	Right eye			Left eye
	TAO	Control		TAO	Control
Hertel exophthalmometer (mm)	19.1 3.0	15.2 1.1	0.000	19.2 3.0	15.1 1.3	0.000
IOP (mmHg)	14.3 2.6	13.0 1.9	0.016	14.3 2.7	12.7 2.0	0.003
Mean RNFL (µm)	99.9 29.3	102.8 29.7	>0.05	96.7 29.4	100.7 31.1	>0.05
Nasal RNFL (µm)	79.2 16.4	83.7 16.2	>0.05	80.0 16.1	81.5 16.5	>0.05
Inferior RNFL (µm)	124.8 14.8	130.6 20.4	>0.05	116.5 17.8	123.3 18.3	>0.05
Superior RNFL (µm)	123.4 18.3	123.9 13.0	>0.05	125.3 17.1	128.9 18.5	>0.05
Temporal RNFL (µm)	72.1 15.4	73.0 14.4	>0.05	65.1 10.7	69.0 16.1	>0.05
Mean macula thickness (µm)	238.6 29.7	245.6 27.9	0.010	240.0 30.0	247.6 35.3	0.011
Central macula thickness (µm)	190 23.6	203.3 31.1	0.018	191.7 23.9	203.9 27.3	0.025
Nasal macula thickness (µm)	260.6 13.7	266.1 12.0	0.044	262.0 15.4	264.5 18.5	>0.05
Inferior macula thickness (µm)	248.9 11.4	252.9 10.0	>0.05	249.8 12.2	253.9 10.2	>0.05
Superior macula thickness (µm)	254.0 14.2	260.0 10.0	0.017	256.1 14.5	261.3 11.4	>0.05
Temporal macula thickness (µm)	239.9 12.5	245.1 10.6	0.021	240.6 13.4	254.6 50.2	0.016
C/D ratio (horizontal)	0.49 0.17	0.44 0.16	>0.05	0.48 0.17	0.44 0.18	>0.05
C/D ratio (vertical)	0.42 0.14	0.39 0.14	>0.05	0.42 0.15	0.39 0.16	>0.05
Disc area (mm^2)	2.56 0.49	2.31 0.34	0.010	2.61 0.51	2.30 0.35	0.002
Rim area (mm^2)	1.85 0.52	1.82 0.41	>0.05	1.94 0.51	1.80 0.45	>0.05
C/D ratio	0.26 0.14	0.20 0.13	>0.05	0.24 0.13	0.21 0.13	>0.05

Data is demonstrated as mean standard deviation.
RNFL: retinal nerve fiber layer.
IOP: intraocular pressure.
Statistical significance.