Comparison of the neuroretinal rim area (given as the percentage of the mean, for optic disc size, of the control group) for the two early glaucoma groups: converters from ocular hypertension (n = 14) and referrals from the glaucoma clinic (n = 39)
| Sector | WD | ST | T | IT | N | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | a | b | ||||
| Rim area (%) converters | 77 | 76 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 77 | |||
| Rim area (%) clinic patients | 75 | 72 | 69 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 75 |
↵p = 0.002 (independent samples t test, equal variances not assumed). WD = whole disc, ST = superotemporal, T = temporal, IT = inferotemporal, N = nasal.