Baseline quantitative parameters of the matched experimental versus control eyes
| Baseline parameter | Experimental eye (n=35) | Control eye (n=35) | p Value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOPmax (mm Hg) | 22.23±0.95 | 20.80±0.82 | 0.0002 |
| Refractive errors (D) | −0.07±0.44 | −0.14±0.47 | 0.6556 |
| CH (mm Hg) | 8.98±0.31 | 9.49±0.34 | 0.0133 |
| CRF | 10.23±0.34 | 10.60±0.39 | 0.0674 |
| CCT (μm) | 541.83±7.30 | 541.66±7.70 | 0.9210 |
| IOPcc (mm Hg) | 20.15±0.77 | 19.71±0.89 | 0.3134 |
| IOPGAT (mm Hg) | 15.37±0.51 | 15.57±0.59 | 0.9297 |
| IOP bias (mm Hg) | 4.78±0.56 | 4.14±0.69 | 0.1343 |
| C/D ratio | 0.58±0.03 | 0.63±0.02 | 0.0591 |
| RNFL (μm) | 81.33±2.63 | 79.25±2.89 | 0.1578 |
| VF MD (dB) | −2.13±1.01 | −2.95±0.88 | 0.1603 |
All values are expressed as mean±SE.
*p Value is based on a paired t test.
C/D ratio, cup-to-disc ratio, as measured by Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph (HRT II, Heidelberg Engineering GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany); CCT, central corneal thickness; CH, Corneal Hysteresis; CRF, Corneal Resistance Factor; D, dioptres; IOPcc, corneal-compensated intraocular pressure; IOPGAT, intraocular pressure measured by Goldmann tonometry; RNFL, retinal neural fibre layer thickness, as measured by Optical Coherence Tomography (Cirrus HD-OCT, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, California, USA); VF MD, Humphrey 24-2 Swedish Interactive Threshold Algorithm (SITA) visual field (HFA, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, California, USA) mean deviation.