Table 1 Macular Ellipsoid Zone Intensity within the Normal, Mild-to-Moderate, and Severe Glaucoma Stage in the Calibration and Validation Studies by Quantification Method.

From: Automated Quantification of Macular Ellipsoid Zone Intensity in Glaucoma Patients: the Method and its Comparison with Manual Quantification

 

Calibration Study (n = 160)

Validation Study (n = 33)

MM

AM

MM*

AM

AM†

Mean ± SD

Range

Mean ± SD

Range

Mean ± SD

Range

Mean ± SD

Range

Mean ± SD

Range

Normal

4.08 ± 0.42

3.32–5.19

4.15 ± 0.55

3.10–5.18

4.12 ± 0.45

3.75–5.08

4.46 ± 0.44

3.96–5.32

4.31 ± 0.42

3.84–5.13

Mild-to-moderate Glaucoma

3.14 ± 0.43

2.21–4.48

3.21 ± 0.51

2.06–4.70

3.13 ± 0.38

2.78–4.08

3.31 ± 0.38

2.93–4.31

3.22 ± 0.36

2.86–4.17

Severe Glaucoma

2.36 ± 0.52

1.01–3.40

2.47 ± 0.56

1.02–3.81

2.36 ± 0.28

1.89–2.87

2.60 ± 0.29

2.13–3.07

2.54 ± 0.28

2.09–2.99

  1. *MM quantification in the validation study are the mean of five separate counting sessions.
  2. †AM quantification in the validation study are compensated using the equation for the regression line generated in the calibration study.
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