Table 2 Features of optic disc hemorrhage in eyes with posterior vitreous detachment-related optic disc hemorrhage (PVD group) and glaucomatous optic disc hemorrhage (glaucoma group).

From: Comparison of posterior vitreous detachment-related and glaucomatous optic disc hemorrhage

 

PVD group (n = 23)

Glaucoma group (n = 52)

p value

Shape (n)

 < 0.001*

 Splinter

8 (34.8%)

48 (92.3%)

 

 Flame

14 (60.9%)

4 (7.7%)

 

 Dot or blot

1 (4.3%)

0 (0%)

 

Type (n)

0.003*

 Lamina cribrosa type

0 (0%)

1 (1.9%)

 

 Cup margin type

12 (52.2%)

9 (17.3%)

 

 Disc rim type

3 (13.0%)

28 (53.8%)

 

 Peripapillary type

8 (34.8%)

14 (26.9%)

 

Layer (n)

 Preretinal or retinal

23

52

0.307

 Subretinal

1§

0

 

Location (n, clock-hour)

0.010*

 12

1 (4.3%)

2 (3.8%)

 

 1

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

 2

2 (8.7%)

0 (0%)

 

 3

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

 4

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

 5

2 (8.7%)

0 (09%)

 

 6

5 (21.7%)

3 (5.8%)

 

 7

7 (30.4%)

27 (51.9%)

 

 8

0 (0%)

4 (7.7%)

 

 9

2 (8.7%)

1 (1.9%)

 

 10

2 (8.7%)

3 (5.8%)

 

 11

2 (8.7%)

12 (23.1%)

 

Disc hemorrhage/disc area ratio

0.15 ± 0.19

0.04 ± 0.04

 < 0.001

Multiple hemorrhages (n)

2 (8.7%)

3 (5.8%)

0.639*

  1. PVD posterior vitreous detachment.
  2. *Chi-square test.
  3. Independent t-test.
  4. Fisher’s exact test.
  5. §Disc hemorrhage was found both in retinal and subretinal layers within an eye.