Research Article

Comparison of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Laser Speckle Flowgraphy for the Diagnosis of Normal-Tension Glaucoma

Table 3

Correlations between optical coherence tomography angiography parameter, laser speckle flowgraphy parameters, and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography parameters in normal tension-glaucoma patients.

OCT-A inside disc vessel densityOCT-A peripapillary vessel densityLSFG MBRALSFG MBRVLSFG MBRTGCC thicknessRNFL thickness
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OCT-A whole image vessel density0.3330.0830.904<0.0010.3740.0500.3880.0410.4950.0070.710<0.0010.725<0.001
OCT-A inside disc vessel density0.1090.581−0.0010.9940.0930.6380.1860.3420.0830.675−0.0220.911
OCT-A peripapillary vessel density0.2710.1630.2650.1720.3540.0650.640<0.0010.758<0.001
LSFG MBRA0.831<0.0010.823<0.0010.5310.0040.5730.001
LSFG MBRV0.805<0.0010.5170.0050.5350.003
LSFG MBRT0.5910.0010.5930.001
GCC thickness0.797<0.001

r: Spearman’s rank coefficient of correlation. . OCT-A: optical coherence tomography angiography; LSFG: laser speckle flowgraphy; MBR: mean blur rate; MBRA: mean MBR in all areas; MBRV: mean MBR in the vessel area; MBRT: mean MBR in the tissue area; GCC: ganglion cell complex; RNFL: retinal nerve fiber layer.