The Estimates of Retinal Ganglion Cell Counts Performed Better than Isolated Structure and Functional Tests for Glaucoma Diagnosis

Table 2

Differences between unadjusted data and data adjusted for age and binocularity.

	value
	Unadjusted data	Adjusted data^a
All eyes
Estimated RGC count versus RNFL versus SAP MD	<0.001	0.05
Estimated RGC count versus RNFL	0.004	0.06
Estimated RGC count versus SAP MD	<0.001	0.08
RNFL versus SAP MD	0.007	0.19
MD ≥ −6 dB
Estimated RGC count versus RNFL versus SAP MD	<0.001	0.04
Estimated RGC count versus RNFL	0.005	0.08
Estimated RGC count versus SAP MD	<0.001	0.06
RNFL versus SAP MD	0.03	0.19

SAP MD: standard automated perimetry mean deviation; RNFL: retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (average value); RGC: retinal ganglion cell. ^aAdjusted for age and binocularity.