Research Article

Quantitative Analysis of Macular Inner Retinal Layer Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography in Patients with Optic Tract Syndrome

Table 3

Inner retinal layer thicknesses obtained using SS-OCT in normal controls and patients with OTS.

RegionsOTSNormal eyes values
Ipsilateral eyesContralateral eyesIpsilateral eyes
versus normal eyes
Contralateral eyes
versus normal eyes

GCC (μm)ST168.1 ± 5.2 (31.0%)93.8 ± 6.9 (5.0%)98.7 ± 6.6<0.0010.191
ST268.8 ± 11.6 (35.8%)101.1 ± 6.7 (5.6%)107.2 ± 7.1<0.0010.219
IT174.9 ± 14.8 (33.2%)103.8 ± 9.1 (7.4%)112.0 ± 6.6<0.0010.095
IT270.0 ± 9.1 (25.6%)87.9 ± 11.8 (6.6%)94.0 ± 7.3<0.0010.260
SN188.0 ± 8.4 (24.5%)93.5 ± 12.0 (19.8%)116.5 ± 9.0<0.001<0.001
SN2107.3 ± 6.7 (10.3%)78.0 ± 19.4 (34.8%)119.6 ± 8.30.026<0.001
IN1105.8 ± 10.6 (13.1%)83.9 ± 16.7 (31.0%)121.6 ± 7.70.002<0.001
IN286.0 ± 13.1 (24.8%)93.5 ± 13.3 (18.2%)114.3 ± 11.7<0.0010.001
T71.8 ± 13.2 (34.5%)102.4 ± 7.6 (6.5%)109.6 ± 6.6<0.0010.110
N106.5 ± 8.5 (11.7%)80.9 ± 18.0 (32.9%)120.6 ± 7.8<0.0010.006

GCL + IPL (μm)ST149.5 ± 6.6 (20.4%)59.5 ± 3.7 (4.3%)62.2 ± 5.8<0.0010.714
ST257.0 ± 7.7 (31.6%)78.4 ± 4.7 (6.0%)83.4 ± 6.5<0.0010.199
IT161.1 ± 8.7 (27.7%)79.0 ± 6.1 (6.5%)84.5 ± 6.0<0.0010.138
IT250.0 ± 4.7 (8.4%)52.6 ± 5.5 (3.6%)54.6 ± 6.90.2411.000
SN157.3 ± 5.4 (7.3%)47.1 ± 6.4 (23.7%)61.8 ± 4.70.115<0.001
SN280.9 ± 5.9 (6.5%)55.4 ± 15.0 (36.0%)86.5 ± 6.50.345<0.001
IN178.8 ± 7.9 (7.7%)56.0 ± 14.3 (34.3%)85.3 ± 6.10.197<0.001
IN251.5 ± 4.5 (3.6%)43.0 ± 6.8 (19.5%)53.4 ± 5.71.000<0.001
T59.1 ± 8.1 (29.6%)78.7 ± 5.2 (6.3%)83.9 ± 6.0<0.0010.114
N79.8 ± 6.7 (7.1%)55.7 ± 14.6 (35.2%)85.9 ± 6.10.205<0.001

mRNFL (μm)ST118.5 ± 8.3 (49.6%)34.6 ± 5.0 (5.7%)36.7 ± 3.1<0.0010.602
ST211.8 ± 6.5 (51.6%)22.6 ± 3.8 (6.9%)24.3 ± 2.5<0.0010.905
IT113.5 ± 7.1 (50.2%)24.9 ± 4.8 (8.2%)27.1 ± 2.4<0.0010.586
IT219.9 ± 10.1 (49.4%)35.4 ± 7.1 (9.9%)39.3 ± 3.6<0.0010.389
SN131.0 ± 6.0 (42.9%)46.4 ± 8.7 (14.5%)54.3 ± 6.7<0.0010.023
SN226.3 ± 1.6 (19.5%)22.8 ± 6.8 (30.3%)32.6 ± 3.90.003<0.001
IN127.0 ± 3.1 (25.1%)27.9 ± 3.8 (22.7%)36.0 ± 4.2<0.001<0.001
IN234.5 ± 12.7 (43.5%)50.4 ± 14.1 (17.5%)61.1 ± 11.2<0.0010.120
T12.6 ± 6.6 (50.9%)23.8 ± 3.9 (7.5%)25.7 ± 1.8<0.0010.383
N26.6 ± 2.3 (22.5%)25.3 ± 5.0 (26.3%)33.0 ± 7.6<0.001<0.001

SS-OCT: swept-source optical coherence tomography; OTS: optic tract syndrome; GCC: ganglion cell complex; GCL + IPL: ganglon cell layer and inner plexiform layer; mRNFL: macular retinal nerve fiber layer; ST: superotemporal; IT: inferotemporal; SN: superonasal; IN: inferotemporal; T: temporal; N: nasal, , : generalized linear mixed model; OTS eyes compared with normal control eyes; (%): percentage of decrease in OTS eyes compared with normal control eyes.