Table 4 Spearman coefficient correlation of peripapillary and macular vessel density, inner retinal layer thickness, and visual field defects.

From: Analysis of Optic Chiasmal Compression Caused by Brain Tumors Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography

 

GCC

pRNFL

Visual field†, MD

R

P Value

R

P Value

R

P Value

Superior sector

Superior GCC thickness

 

Superior pRNFL thickness

   

   SRCP vessel density

0.482*

0.006

0.438*

0.008

0.294

0.086

   DRCP vessel density

0.156

0.404

0.111

0.521

0.150

0.388

   RPC vessel density

0.230

0.214

0.507*

0.002

0.218

0.209

Inferior sector

Inferior GCC thickness

 

Inferior pRNFL thickness

   

   SRCP vessel density

0.014

0.939

0.150

0.383

0.160

0.357

   DRCP vessel density

0.223

0.229

0.113

0.511

0.018

0.919

   RPC vessel density

0.419*

0.019

0.599*

<0.001

0.337

0.048*

Nasal sector

Nasal GCC thickness

 

Nasal pRNFL thickness

   

   SRCP vessel density

0.510*

0.003

0.490*

0.002

0.369

0.029*

   DRCP vessel density

0.157

0.398

0.294

0.082

0.357

0.036*

   RPC vessel density

0.435*

0.015

0.584*

<0.001

0.527

0.001*

Temporal sector

Temporal GCC thickness

 

Temporal pRNFL thickness

   

   SRCP vessel density

0.04

0.834

0.143

0.411

0.144

0.416

   DRCP vessel density

0.064

0.738

0.034

0.847

0.142

0.421

   RPC vessel density

0.578*

0.001

0.522*

0.001

0.538

0.001*

  1. SRCP = superficial retinal capillary plexus; DRCP = deep retinal capillary plexus; RPC = radial peripapillary capillary; GCC = ganglion cell layer complex; pRNFL = peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer; MD = mean deviation. * Statistically significant. †Humphrey Field Analyzer using the 30-2 SITA-standard protocol.
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