Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of normal subjects and PNV patients.

From: Remodeling of macular vortex veins in pachychoroid neovasculopathy

 

Normal

PNV

P Value

Number of eyes

30

30

 

Age (years)

63.1 ± 9.2

64.1 ± 11.6

0.662

Male/female

20/10

26/4

0.067

Refraction (diopters)

−0.47 ± 2.17

−0.21 ± 1.79

0.323

Symmetry/asymmetry of vortex veins

19/11

15/15

0.297

Vortex vein anastomosis +/−

6/24

27/3

<0.001

Central choroidal thickness (µm)

233 ± 77

357 ± 100

<0.001

Dilated vortex veins under CNV

30

 
  1. PNV = pachychoroid neovasculopathy; CNV = choroidal neovascularization.