Clinical Study
Optic Disc, Macula, and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Measurements Obtained by OCT in Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy
Table 2
Comparison of IOP and OCT parameters between the patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) and control group.
| | Parameters | TAO ( eyes) | Control ( eyes) | |
| | IOP (mmHg) | 15.5 2.5 | 12.9 1.9 | 0.000 | | Mean RNFL (µm) | 98.3 29.4 | 101.7 30.4 | >0.05 | | Nasal RNFL (µm) | 79.6 16.2 | 82.6 16.3 | >0.05 | | Inferior RNFL (µm) | 120.7 16.8 | 127.0 19.6 | 0.043 | | Superior RNFL (µm) | 124.3 17.7 | 126.4 16.1 | >0.05 | | Temporal RNFL (µm) | 68.6 13.7 | 71.0 15.3 | >0.05 | | Mean macula thickness (µm) | 239.3 29.8 | 246.6 31.8 | 0.000 | | Central macula thickness (µm) | 190.9 23.7 | 203.6 29.1 | 0.003 | | Nasal macula thickness (µm) | 261.3 14.5 | 265.2 15.5 | 0.021 | | Inferior macula thickness (µm) | 249.4 11.8 | 253.4 10.0 | 0.016 | | Superior macula thickness (µm) | 255.1 14.4 | 260.9 10.6 | 0.003 | | Temporal macula thickness (µm) | 240.0 12.9 | 249.9 36.4 | 0.001 | | C/D ratio (horizontal) | 0.48 0.17 | 0.44 0.17 | >0.05 | | C/D ratio (vertical) | 0.42 0.14 | 0.39 0.15 | >0.05 | | Disc area (mm2) | 2.58 0.50 | 2.31 0.34 | 0.000 | | Rim area (mm2) | 1.89 0.52 | 1.81 0.43 | >0.05 | | C/D ratio | 0.25 0.14 | 0.21 0.13 | 0.030 |
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Data is demonstrated as mean standard deviation.
IOP: intraocular pressure.
RNFL: retinal nerve fiber layer.
Statistical significance.
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