Table 2 Optic disc parameters by myopia group.

From: The influence of axial myopia on optic disc characteristics of glaucoma eyes

 

No myopia

Mild myopia

High myopia

p value

(Age and VF MD adjusted p value)

BMO morphometrics

77 (128 eyes)

118 (185 eyes)

51 (61 eyes)

 

Ovality index

0.88 (0.86, 0.89)

0.89 (0.88, 0.90)

0.85 (0.84, 0.87)

0.0032, 3 (0.0073)

Tilt angle (°)

1.7 (1.4, 2.0)

2.0 (1.8, 2.2)

3.4 (3.1, 3.8)

< 0.0012, 3 (< 0.0012, 3)

Rotation angle (°)

36.1 (32.6, 39.7)

35.0 (32.1, 37.9)

36.7 (31.4, 42.0)

0.818 (0.803)

RNFL thickness (µm)

81 (145 eyes)

128 (214 eyes)

68 (93 eyes)

 

Global

67.1 (64.2, 70.0)

65.2 (62.8, 67.6)

67.5 (64.0, 70.9)

0.427 (0.419)

Temporal

52.6 (49.7, 55.5)

54.6 (52.2, 56.9)

58.8 (55.4, 62.3)

0.0242, 3 (0.0292, 3)

Superotemporal

85.9 (80.9, 90.9)

81.5 (77.4, 85.7)

85.2 (79.2, 91.3)

0.332 (0.284)

Inferotemporal

89.9 (83.6, 96.1)

82.8 (77.6, 87.9)

89.2 (81.7, 96.7)

0.135 (0.139)

Nasal

57.6 (54.8, 60.4)

58.0 (55.7, 60.3)

57.7 (54.3, 61.1)

0.972 (0.934)

Superonasal

77.4 (73.0, 81.7)

72.2 (68.6, 75.8)

71.4 (66.1, 76.7)

0.122 (0.120)

Inferonasal

73.4 (69.0, 77.9)

68.1 (64.5, 71.7)

70.3 (65.1, 75.6)

0.162 (0.227)

BMO-MRW (µm)

80 (142 eyes)

124 (204 eyes)

59 (78 eyes)

 

Global

199.1 (188.8, 209.4)

192.4 (183.8, 201.0)

188.0 (174.8, 201.2)

0.387 (0.392)

Temporal

148.9 (140.4, 157.5)

148.3 (141.1, 155.4)

155.6 (144.6, 166.6)

0.513 (0.784)

Superotemporal

179.4 (166.4, 192.3)

162.6 (151.8, 173.4)

170.9 (154.2, 187.5)

0.1281 (0.1021)

Inferotemporal

182.4 (167.6, 197.3)

177.2 (164.7, 189.6)

178.5 (159.4, 197.7)

0.856 (0.945)

Nasal

226.2 (212.7, 239.7)

228.8 (217.5, 240.0)

211.1 (193.7, 228.5)

0.226 (0.262)

Superonasal

226.9 (213.9, 239.9)

206.6 (195.7, 217.5)

192.0 (175.3, 208.8)

0.0041, 2 (0.0031, 2)

Inferonasal

243.9 (228.9, 258.9)

224.2 (211.7, 236.7)

217.0 (197.6, 236.4)

0.0521, 2 (0.121)

Choroidal thickness (µm)

76 (135 eyes)

126 (203 eyes)

47 (61 eyes)

 

Global

135.8 (125.4, 146.2)

122.3 (113.9, 130.8)

109.8 (96.4, 123.1)

0.0061, 2 (< 0.0011, 2, 3)

Temporal

140.8 (129.0, 152.6)

121.0 (111.5, 130.6)

95.0 (79.6, 110.5)

< 0.0011, 2, 3 (< 0.0011, 2, 3)

Superotemporal

152.5 (140.3, 164.6)

136.6 (126.8, 146.5)

114.1 (98.2, 130.0)

0.0011, 2, 3 (< 0.0011, 2, 3)

Inferotemporal

106.5 (97.2, 115.8)

95.1 (87.5, 102.6)

82.7 (70.6, 94.8)

0.0071, 2 (< 0.0011, 2, 3)

Nasal

142.7 (130.9, 154.4)

131.4 (121.8, 140.9)

128.6 (113.3, 144.0)

0.207 (0.0291, 2)

Superonasal

152.8 (140.2, 165.4)

140.9 (130.7, 151.1)

128.7 (112.1, 145.2)

0.0622 (0.0031, 2)

Inferonasal

111.2 (101.3, 121.1)

100.7 (92.7, 108.7)

100.0 (87.0, 112.9)

0.181 (0.0201, 2)

  1. Results are presented as mean (95% confidence interval). Significance is determined by linear mixed models. No myopia: AL ≤ 24.0 mm; Mild myopia: AL: > 24 mm and ≤ 26.0 mm; High myopia: AL > 26.0 mm.
  2. BMO-MRW, Bruch’s membrane opening minimum rim width; ONH, optic nerve head; RNFL, retinal nerve fiber layer; VF MD, visual field mean deviation.
  3. 1No versus Mild Myopia p < 0.05; 2No versus High Myopia p < 0.05; 3Mild versus High Myopia p < 0.05.