Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population.

From: In vivo analysis of iridocorneal angle parameters with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in children with Neurofibromatosis type 1

 

NF 1 group N = 20

Control group N = 33

p

Age (years)

12.22 (3.11)

(7–16)

11.12 (2.31)

(7–16)

0.16

Sex, Female / male N (%)

7 (35) / 13 (65)

19 (57.6) / 14 (42.4)

0.11

IOP (mmHg)

15.21 (2.71)

(11–20)

15.63 (2.62)

(10–20)

0.51

Spherical refraction (dioptres)

0.15 (0.50)

(–0.50 to 1.00)

–0.18 (0.91)

(–2.00 to 1.75)

0.21

Cylindrical refraction (dioptres)

0.00 (0.57)

(–0.75 to 1.00)

–0.02 (0.65)

(–1.00 to 1.75)

0.71

AL (mm)

22.9 (0.9)

(21.6–24.8)

23.1 (0.9)

(21.3–24.7)

0.31

ACD (mm)

3.51 (0.19)

(3.16–3.81)

3.74 (0.25)

(3.27–4.25)

0.003

CCT (µm)

565.45 (21.15)

(527–609)

562.31 (40.92)

(456–686)

0.91

  1. p < 0.05
  2. *Values are presented as mean (standard deviation) and (minimum—maximum).
  3. NF neurofibromatosis, IOP intraocular pressure, AL axial length, ACD anterior chamber depth, CCT central corneal thickness.
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