Table 3 Comparison of nasal and temporal curvatures of LC between myopia and non-myopia.

From: Nasal and temporal curvatures of lamina CRIBROSA in myopic eyes

 

Myopia with visible nasal LC

(n = 45)

Non-myopia with visible nasal LC

(n = 30)

P value

Nasal LC curvature (1/mm)

2.3 ± 0.5

1.8 ± 0.3

 < 0.001*

Temporal LC curvature (1/mm)

0.9 ± 0.7

1.7 ± 0.6

 < 0.001†

LC curvature difference

(nasal–temporal) (1/mm)

1.4 ± 0.9

0.1 ± 0.8

 < 0.001*

  1. Except where indicated otherwise, values are mean ± standard deviation.
  2. *Comparison was performed using the Student t test.
  3. †Comparison was performed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
  4. Statistically significant values are shown in bold (P < 0.05).
  5. LC: lamina cribrosa.
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