Table 2 Rates of Change of Structural and Functional Parameters.

From: Longitudinal evaluation of advanced glaucoma: ten year follow-up cohort study

 

Total

Progressors (N = 59)

Non-progressors (N = 68)

P-Value

RNFL thickness parameters (μm/year)

 Average

− 0.52 ± 1.03

− 0.64 ± 1.28

− 0.40 ± 0.71

0.231

 Superior

− 0.87 ± 1.55

− 1.17 ± 1.91

− 0.58 ± 1.05

0.055

 Inferior

− 0.68 ± 1.13

− 0.77 ± 1.29

− 0.59 ± 0.96

0.406

GCIPL thickness parameters (μm/year)

 Average

− 0.58 ± 0.74

− 0.71 ± 0.91

− 0.46 ± 0.48

0.099

Superior

− 0.60 ± 0.97

− 0.71 ± 1.22

− 0.49 ± 0.62

0.259

 Inferior

 − 0.55 ± 0.74

 − 0.70 ± 0.92

 − 0.41 ± 0.49

0.052

Functional parameters

 MD (dB/year)

− 0.43 ± 0.45

− 0.67 ± 0.49

− 0.20 ± 0.25

 < 0.001

 VFI (%/year)

− 1.45 ± 1.63

− 2.35 ± 1.67

− 0.57 ± 0.98

 < 0.001

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation.
  2. Bold values indicate P value reached statistical significance (< 0.05).
  3. RNFL = retinal nerve fiber layer; GCIPL = ganglion cell–inner plexiform layer; MD = mean deviation; VFI = visual field index.