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Br J Ophthalmol 86:1232-1235 doi:10.1136/bjo.86.11.1232
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Is the nasal optic disc sector important for morphometric glaucoma diagnosis?

Table 3

Coefficients of the correlations between neuroretinal rim area measurements and the mean visual field defect in the whole study population

Correlation coefficient p Value
Neuroretinal rim area
    Temporal inferior sector −0.58 <0.001
    Temporal superior sector −0.55 <0.001
    Temporal sector −0.43 <0.001
    Nasal sector −0.34 <0.001
    Temporal inferior + temporal superior sector −0.59 <0.001
    Temporal inferior +temporal superior + temporal sector −0.60 <0.001
    Temporal inferior + temporal superior + nasal sector −0.53 <0.001
Total rim area −0.59 <0.001

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