Research Article

Retinal Vessel Density in Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Optic Atrophy after Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

Table 2

Mean values and diagnostic accuracy (AUROC) of vessel density and RNFL and GCC thicknessesb.

Diagnostic parametersNAION eyes ()Controls () value95% CI of the differenceAUROC

wiVD, %43.9 (6.4) [37.1~58.9]53.6 (3.4) [48.2~59.5]<0.001a−13.8~−5.60.970
cpVD, %48.3 (7.7) [37.0~64.9]61.6 (3.0) [55.6~68.1]<0.001a−18.1~−8.40.992
pfVD, %44.9 (4.9) [34.2~50.2]44.1 (3.5) [38.5~49.7]0.49−3.0~4.40.409
Average RNFL thickness, μm79.3 (27.8) [46.0~152.0]98.3 (7.6) [87.0~112.0]0.001a−35.5~−2.60.909
Average GCC thickness, μm75.3 (10.3) [55.2~88.1]102.5 (29.7) [88.8~219.9]<0.001a−44.8~−9.61.000

NAION: nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy; CI: confidence interval; AUROC: area under the receiver operating characteristic; wiVD: whole en face image vessel density; cpVD: circumpapillary vessel density; pfVD: parafoveal vessel density; RNFL: retinal nerve fiber layer; GCC: ganglion cell complex.
aStatistically significant.
bUnless otherwise indicated, data are given as the mean (standard deviation) [range].