Table 1 Demographics of normal participants and glaucoma patients.

From: Diagnostic capability of Pulsar perimetry in pre-perimetric and early glaucoma

Parameters

(A) Control (n = 43)

(B) PPG (n = 25)

(C) EG (n = 35)

p value

(A)–(B)

(A)–(C)

(B)–(C)

Age (years)

55.2 ± 9.7

52.6 ± 13.5

59.4 ± 10.5

1.000

0.277

0.060

IOP (mmHg)

14.0 ± 2.6

15.3 ± 2.5

15.3 ± 2.7

0.618

0.100

1.000

Visual acuity (LogMAR)

āˆ’0.20 ± 0.09

āˆ’0.15 ± 0.10

āˆ’0.16 ± 0.09

0.093

0.143

1.000

Spherical equivalent (D)

āˆ’1.97 ± 2.36

āˆ’2.12 ± 2.82

āˆ’2.54 ± 3.11

1.000

1.000

1.000

SAP MD (dB)

0.75 ± 1.03

0.15 ± 1.13

āˆ’1.06 ± 1.01

0.075

<0.001

<0.001

SAP PSD (dB)

1.54 ± 0.26

1.67 ± 0.40

3.52 ± 1.94

1.000

<0.001

<0.001

SAP Fixation loss (%)

3.8 ± 5.7

4.5 ± 7.6

4.5 ± 5.4

1.000

1.000

1.000

SAP False positive (%)

1.6 ± 2.1

2.3 ± 2.3

2.7 ± 2.8

0.758

0.126

1.000

SAP False negative (%)

0.7 ± 1.5

0.2 ± 0.6

1.8 ± 3.5

1.000

0.106

0.023

SAP Test duration (sec)

277.8 ± 31.6

295.1 ± 42.6

321.4 ± 47.1

0.271

<0.001

0.042

SAP Fovea threshold (dB)

37.6 ± 1.6

37.2 ± 2.0

36.9 ± 1.8

1.000

0.244

1.000

  1. PPG = pre-perimetric glaucoma; EG = early glaucoma; IOP = intra-ocular pressure; SAP = standard automated perimetry; MD = mean deviation; PSD = pattern standard deviation.
  2. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
  3. Statistical comparison was performed with Bonferroni test.