Reproducibility of the measurements before and after pilocarpine instillation (paired t test)
| Coefficient of variation (%) of thickness and superior to inferior thickness ratio | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before pilocarpine treatment | After pilocarpine treatment | |||||||
| Control (n=29) | (1) POAG (n=27) | (2) CG (n=13) | (3) POAG (n=16) | (4) CG (4) (n=8) | p Value | |||
| Total circumference | 3.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.6 | p1–3=0.749 | ||
| p2–4=0.462 | ||||||||
| Superior quadrant | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 4.3 | p1–3=0.604 | ||
| p2–4=0.615 | ||||||||
| Temporal quadrant | 8.5 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 5.2 | p1–3=0.608 | ||
| p2–4=0.824 | ||||||||
| Inferior quadrant | 4.8 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 3.1 | p1–3=0.268 | ||
| p2–4=0.590 | ||||||||
| Nasal quadrant | 4.7 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 1.7 | p1–3=0.303 | ||
| p2–4=0.218 | ||||||||
| Superior to inferior thickness ratio | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 3.5 | p1–3=0.132 | ||
| p2–4=0.329 | ||||||||
POAG = primary open angle glaucoma, CG = capsular glaucoma.