Table 1 Comparison of the mean small vessels (SV) vessel density (VD) between patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) and normal controls eyes. (SV: small vessels; VD: vessel density; SD: Standard Deviation)
Healthy controls (28 eyes) Mean ± SD (Range) | TED patients (29 eyes) Mean ± SD (Range) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Whole image SV VD | 50.84 ± 2.23 (46.5,54.8) | 49.94 ± 2.56 (40.20,53.70) | 0.16 |
Inside disc SV VD | 49.39 ± 4.76 (40.40,57.70) | 48.44 ± 5.18 (37.50,60.00) | 0.47 |
Whole peripapillary SV VD | 53.75 ± 2.65 (48.00,59.30) | 52.80 ± 3.38 (38.20,55.90) | 0.24 |
Peripapillary superior hemifield SV VD | 54.36 ± 2.59 (48.50,60.00) | 53.13 ± 3.38 (38.60,56.50) | 0.12 |
Peripapillary inferior hemifield SV VD | 53.06 ± 3.09 (47.00,58.60) | 52.42 ± 3.70 (37.70,56.20) | 0.48 |
Peripapillary nasal superior SV VD | 51.38 ± 2.88 (43.80,58.00) | 50.25 ± 4.68 (38.30, 60.00) | 0.27 |
Peripapillary nasal inferior SV VD | 48.98 ± 5.22 (33.00,56.30) | 48.15 ± 4.45 (35.90,58.00) | 0.51 |
Peripapillary inferior nasal SV VD | 51.95 ± 4.37 (41.40,61.20) | 51.41 ± 5.12 (35.90,59.90) | 0.66 |
Peripapillary inferior temporal SV VD | 59.03 ± 3.10 (53.10,64.60) | 58.26 ± 3.97 (49.80,64.80) | 0.41 |
Peripapillary temporal inferior SV VD | 54.94 ± 4.77 (45.5,64.00) | 53.40 ± 5.29 (40.60,62.00) | 0.24 |
Peripapillary temporal superior SV VD | 57.24 ± 3.48 (51.00,63.40) | 55.70 ± 4.19 (46.80,63.40) | 0.13 |
Peripapillary superior temporal SV VD | 57.78 ± 2.50 (52.30,62.90) | 55.94 ± 4.77 (43.00,62.60) | 0.07 |
Peripapillary superior nasal SV VD | 51.55 ± 4.17 (44.20,64.40) | 50.55 ± 5.07 (34.90,61.50) | 0.41 |