Characteristics of the study groups
| POAG eyes (n=24) | Healthy eyes (n=24) | p value* | |
| Age, years | 64.1±9.4 | 62.8±13.7 | 0.7 |
| Peripapillary RNFL (µm) | 69.3±1.0 | 91±11.3 | 0.000 |
| Macular GC-IPL (µm) | 63.8±11.0 | 82.4±4.3 | 0.000 |
| VF PSD (dB) | 7.0±4.5 | 0.7±0.1 | 0.000 |
| VF MD (dB) | −6.4±5.2 | −1.2±0.4 | 0.000 |
Data are the mean±SD.
*t-test.
GC-IPL, ganglion cell inner plexiform layer; MD, mean deviation; POAG, primary open angle glaucoma; PSD, pattern standard deviation; RNFL, retinal nerve fibre layer; VF, visual field.