Peripapillary Microvascularization Analysis Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Optic Chiasmal Compression
Table 5
Spearman’s correlation coefficient (r ( value)) of vessel density with pre- and postoperative structural and functional characteristics in patients with chiasmal compression.
Preoperative vessel density
Average
Temporal
Superior
Nasal
Inferior
Preoperative
RNFL thickness
0.69 (<0.001)
0.75 (<0.001)
0.57 (0.004)
0.34 (0.10)
0.55 (0.005)
GCC thickness
0.60 (0.002)
NA
NA
NA
NA
VF mean deviation
0.64 (0.001)
NA
NA
NA
NA
VF pattern standard deviation
−0.79 (<0.001)
NA
NA
NA
NA
Postoperative
RNFL thickness
0.80 (<0.001)
0.80 (<0.001)
0.71 (<0.001)
0.61 (0.002)
0.55 (0.006)
GCC thickness
0.58 (0.003)
NA
NA
NA
NA
VF mean deviation
0.13 (0.54)<
NA
NA
NA
NA
VF pattern standard deviation
−0.38 (0.07)
NA
NA
NA
NA
RNFL = retinal nerve fiber layer, GCC = ganglion cell complex, VF = visual field, NA = not applicable.
