Research Article

Ocular Manifestations, Visual Field Pattern, and Visual Field Test Performance in Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke

Table 2

Demographics and clinical features in traumatic brain injury and stroke patients.

VariableTotalTraumatic brain injury (n = 72)Stroke (n = 164)p value

Age, yr53.2 ± 17.9 (16.0–89.0)46.1 ± 21.8 (16.0–86.0)56.2 ± 14.9 (22.0–89.0)0.015a
Sex (M : F)86 : 3230 : 656 : 260.091b
Underlying disease, no. (%)
Diabetes mellitus1 (2.8)18 (22.0)0.009b
Hypertension10 (27.8)56 (68.3)<0.001b
Best-corrected visual acuity (logMAR)0.18 ± 0.45 (0.0–2.9)0.036 ± 0.36 (−1.0–2.9)0.015a
Intraocular pressure (mmHg)14.7 ± 3.1 (9.0–23.0)14.9 ± 3.0 (7.0–25.0)0.728a
Ocular manifestations, no. (%)
Strabismus4 (11.1)7 (8.5)0.734c
Nystagmus0 (0.0)4 (2.4)0.316c
Extraocular movement limitation0 (0.0)5 (3.0)0.327c
Cataract3 (4.2)25 (15.2)0.015 b
Fundus abnormality
Glaucoma suspect2 (2.8)5 (3.0)1.000c
Diabetic retinopathy0 (0.0)8 (4.9)0.110c
Drusen0 (0.0)2 (1.2)1.000c
Vitreous hemorrhage0 (0.0)2 (1.2)1.000c

Data are mean ± standard deviation (range) unless otherwise indicated. aStudent's t-test. bChi-square test. cFisher’s exact test. n = 36 for TBI and n = 82 for stroke. Bold indicates P < 0.05.