Table 2

Correlations of best Snellen corrected visual acuity (BCVA), mean deviation (MD) and center foveal thickness (CFT) with age and disease duration in patients with USH2A mutations

BCVAMDCFT
R valueP valueR valueP valueR valueP value
Age*−0.323<0.001−0.0150.434−0.1990.023
 RP−0.2070.016−0.1490.129−0.3120.018
 Ages
  ≤50, years−0.0320.397−0.2940.035−0.0950.308
  >50, years−0.2900.041−0.6050.003−0.2090.236
 Durations
  ≤10 years−0.0320.438−0.1200.312−0.0870.418
  10–20 years−0.4330.041−0.5900.082−0.6880.003
  >20 years−0.2850.013−0.1040.290−0.4370.024
  USH2−0.431<0.001−0.3570.002−0.1820.092
 Ages
  ≤50−0.2770.003−0.1320.172−0.2280.062
  >50−0.3870.019−0.8030.005−0.2460.297
 Durations
  ≤10 years−0.3760.032−0.0850.381−0.5420.028
  10–20 years−0.4010.010−0.4710.052−0.3180.08
  >20 years−0.490<0.001−0.4560.004−0.5270.01
Duration†−0.1820.002−0.2500.003−0.0360.362
 RP−0.2720.002−0.451<0.001−0.0780.306
 Ages
  ≤50, years−0.405<0.001−0.4060.005−0.0070.485
  >50, years−0.0300.431−0.3170.093−0.1470.308
 Durations
  ≤10 years−0.1050.301−0.3640.063−0.3770.179
  10–20 years−0.3740.070−0.8670.006−0.3630.101
  >20 years−0.0800.270−0.0880.319−0.4750.015
USH2−0.0620.243−0.1070.202−0.0070.480
 Ages
  ≤50, years−0.0380.353−0.0960.247−0.0560.353
  >50, years−0.1460.225−0.1770.324−0.2880.265
 Durations
  ≤10 years−0.3570.040−0.2000.238−0.6630.007
  10–20 years−0.1830.154−0.3920.092−0.1710.229
  >20 years−0.2270.031−0.2110.119−0.3710.059
  • *Corrected for the time of disease duration.

  • †Corrected for age.

  • BCVA, best Snellen corrected visual acuity; CFT, center foveal thickness; MD, mean deviation; RP, retinitis pigmentosa; USH2, Usher syndrome type IIa.