Table 3 Changes in peripapillary RNFL thickness and macular GCIPL thickness after glaucoma surgery (means ± SD, µm).

From: Relationship between preoperative high intraocular pressure and retinal nerve fibre layer thinning after glaucoma surgery

 

Preoperative value

Postoperative value

Changes

p-value

Average RNFL thickness

75.6 ± 17.7

70.2 ± 15.8

−5.4 ± 6.9

<0.001

Quadrant RNFL thickness

  Superior

87.1 ± 25.1

79.1 ± 25.5

−8.0 ± 13.5

<0.001

  Nasal

66.3 ± 10.6

64.3 ± 13.3

−2.0 ± 12.3

0.215

  Inferior

84.9 ± 28.7

76.8 ± 24.1

−8.0 ± 11.1

<0.001

  Temporal

63.9 ± 15.6

58.5 ± 14.4

−5.4 ± 9.6

<0.001

  Average GCIPL thickness

68.0 ± 13.7

66.9 ± 12.7

−1.1 ± 5.8

0.145

Sectoral GCIPL thickness

  Superior

68.2 ± 17.2

67.8 ± 15.3

−0.4 ± 12.1

0.813

  Superonasal

69.3 ± 17.7

68.2 ± 15.4

−1.1 ± 12.9

0.501

  Inferonasal

68.0 ± 15.7

66.5 ± 13.8

−1.5 ± 8.6

0.199

  Inferior

64.7 ± 14.1

64.4 ± 13.0

−0.3 ± 6.1

0.716

  Inferotemporal

67.2 ± 17.8

66.3 ± 15.5

−0.9 ± 8.8

0.448

  Superotemporal

68.4 ± 15.2

67.2 ± 14.8

−1.2 ± 9.1

0.332

  1. SD = standard deviation, RNFL = retinal nerve fibre layer, GCIPL = ganglion cell layer plus inner plexiform layer.