Research Article

Structural and Visual Changes in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion Patients with Retinal Atrophy

Table 1

Characteristics of affected versus fellow eyes.

VariablesAffected eyes (n = 39)Fellow eyes (n = 39) value

FAZ area (mm2)0.37 (0.25)0.33 (0.15)0.003
FAZ perimeter (mm)2.50 (0.85)2.31 (0.56)0.002
FAZ AI1.17 (0.12)1.13 (0.06)0.003
FD-300-VD (%)43.36 ± 7.4750.05 ± 2.98<0.001
Quadrantal SVC-VD (%)33.88 ± 7.7949.62 ± 3.26<0.001
Quadrantal DVC-VD (%)36.33 ± 8.7851.66 ± 3.54<0.001
Foveal SVC-VD (%)12.78 ± 5.4916.88 ± 6.07<0.001
Foveal DVC-VD (%)22.53 ± 8.2729.05 ± 6.48<0.001
Quadrantal superficial RT (μm)87.68 ± 18.90108.05 ± 11.47<0.001
Quadrantal deep RT (μm)195.64 ± 24.41211.16 ± 8.91<0.001
Quadrantal full RT (μm)283.32 ± 35.68319.20 ± 15.12<0.001
Foveal full RT (μm)229.99 ± 29.18244.68 ± 21.40<0.001
VA before treatment57.26 ± 10.2782.10 ± 8.01<0.001
VA with complete resolution of MO74.72 ± 12.4082.10 ± 8.010.001

All values are presented as mean ± SD or median (IQR). FAZ: foveal avascular zone; AI: acircularity index; FD-300-VD: vascular density within a 300 μm wide ring around the foveal avascular zone; SVC: superficial vascular complex; DVC: deep vascular complex; VD: vascular density; RT: retinal thickness; VA: visual acuity; MO: macular oedema; the minimal-VD quadrantal: quadrantal for short; SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range.