Clinical Study

Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment of Macular and Optic Nerve Alterations in Patients with Glaucoma and Correlation with Visual Field Index

Table 2

Descriptive statistics of the parameters with the highest diagnostic ability in the CTRL vs. IG, CTRL vs. AG, and IG vs. AG comparisons.

CTRLIGAG
ParameterMedianInterquartile range lowInterquartile range highMedianInterquartile range lowInterquartile range highMedianInterquartile range lowInterquartile range high

Macula GCL mean inner52.0050.2554.7543.1339.2545.7527.7522.5036.50
Macula GCL mean outer35.5032.7538.5030.1327.7532.2522.5020.7525.75
Macula GCL temporal inner51.0047.0053.0035.0029.0042.0020.0018.0027.00
Macula GCL temporal outer39.0035.0040.0026.5024.0031.0019.0017.0022.00
Macula IPL temporal inner43.0040.0045.0034.0032.0037.0025.0022.0027.00
Macula RNFL mean outer34.7533.5037.0028.8825.2531.5021.0019.0024.50
Macula mean GCL31.5929.2733.2027.3426.0627.8821.4119.8024.14
Macula mean RNFL40.9438.6142.7332.0326.0635.7820.6619.5225.16
cpRNFL global90.0079.0097.0061.5058.0072.0047.0039.0051.00
cpRNFL temporal superior113.00101.00138.0079.5066.0096.0039.0031.0057.00
VFI99.0098.0099.0092.0086.0096.0049.0013.0066.00

GCL: ganglion cell layer; IPL: inner plexiform layer; cpRNFL: circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness; VFI: visual field index; CTRL: control group; IG: Early Glaucoma Group; AG: Advanced Glaucoma Group.