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Br J Ophthalmol 82:1366-1371 doi:10.1136/bjo.82.12.1366
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Neuroretinal rim width ratios in morphological glaucoma diagnosis

Table 2

Morphometric optic disc data (mean (SD))

Normal group Ocular hypertensive group p Value Glaucoma group p Value
Number 527 100 202
Ratio inferior to temporal rim width 1.67 (0.53) 1.48 (0.53) 0.0002 1.38 (0.57) <0.0001
Ratio superior to temporal rim width 1.56 (0.49) 1.41 (0.43) 0.004 1.38 (0.51) <0.0001
Neuroretinal rim width (mm)
Inferior 0.47 (0.12) 0.35 (0.10) <0.0001 0.32 (0.12) <0.0001
 Superior 0.44 (0.12) 0.34 (0.10) <0.0001 0.31 (0.11) <0.0001
 Temporal 0.30 (0.10) 0.25 (0.08) <0.0001 0.24 (0.09) <0.0001
Optic disc area (mm2) 2.76 (0.63) 2.70 (0.56) 0.49 (NS) 2.68 (0.59) 0.17 (NS)
Horizontal cup to disc ratio 0.61 (0.13) 0.67 (0.11) <0.0001 0.69 (0.10) <0.0001
Vertical cup to disc ratio 0.54 (0.13) 0.65 (0.10) <0.0001 0.67 (0.11) <0.0001
Ratio vertical to horizontal disc diameter 1.08 (0.09) 1.08 (0.09) 0.63 (NS) 1.08 (0.09) 0.41 (NS)
  • p Value=significance of difference between the preceding group and the normal group; NS=statistically not significant.

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