Retinal Structural and Microvascular Alterations in Different Acute Ischemic Stroke Subtypes
Table 3
Retinal thickness (μm) from commercial instruments in patients with LAA, SAA, and controls.
Layers
Regions
LAA
SAA
Control
pRNFL
Total
109.35 ± 10.06
111.85 ± 12.54
114.19 ± 10.86
0.254
0.472
0.117
0.366
S
124.65 ± 21.47
137.41 ± 21.07
140.84 ± 17.68
0.010
0.034
0.003
0.438
N
96.65 ± 14.85
96.93 ± 14.68
100.27 ± 14.01
0.472
0.950
0.356
0.312
I
143.25 ± 25.41
141.56 ± 18.58
144.40 ± 19.75
0.832
0.793
0.841
0.546
T
78.47 ± 10.54
77.52 ± 11.78
75.35 ± 10.21
0.468
0.774
0.289
0.382
GCC
Average
98.23 ± 7.53
96.50 ± 6.18
98.55 ± 6.66
0.348
0.325
0.840
0.154
Superior
96.77 ± 9.84
97.03 ± 5.58
98.92 ± 6.50
0.292
0.888
0.195
0.212
Inferior
99.81 ± 7.24
96.09 ± 7.41
98.20 ± 7.67
0.158
0.060
0.360
0.187
LAA, large-artery atherosclerosis; SAA, small-vessel occlusion; pRNFL, peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer; GCC, ganglion cell complex. S = superior; N = nasal; I = inferior; T = temporal; value among the three groups; and values between LAA and SAA; and values between LAA and control; value between SAA and control.