Research Article

Effect of Active and Passive Smoking on Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer and Ganglion Cell Complex

Table 3

Retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness of the active smokers and passive smokers.

Variable (μm)Active smokersPassive smokers valuep
Mean ± SDMean ± SD

Average RNFL thickness (μm)104.34 ± 9.12106.14 ± 8.83−1.270.21
Superior RNFL thickness (μm)126.84 ± 9.09133.55 ± 9.91−4.46<0.0001
Inferior RNFL thickness (μm)125.55 ± 11.21134.73 ± 10.44−5.36<0.0001
Temporal RNFL thickness (μm)73.93 ± 7.0975.22 ± 4.70−1.350.18
Nasal RNFL thickness (μm)83.04 ± 10.7783.41 ± 9.63−0.230.82