Table 3: Distribution of Mean Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer (RNFL) Thickness (µm) as Measured by Stratus® Optical Coherence Tomography

Variable All subjects: mean and standard deviation Matched by cup-to-disc area ratio Matched by mean RNFL
Non-glaucomatous optic nerve cupping Glaucomatous optic nerve cupping Non-glaucomatous optic nerve cupping Glaucomatous optic nerve cupping Non-glaucomatous optic nerve cupping Glaucomatous optic nerve cupping
Superior RNFL 69 ± 26 71 ± 23 60 75 69 67
Nasal RNFL 47± 12 59 ± 11 42* 57 47* 57
Inferior RNFL 76 ± 26 68 ± 27 69 75 76 64
Temporal RNFL 41 ± 12 58 ± 10 45 57 41* 57
Average RNFL 62 ± 13 64 ± 14 59 66 62 61
Total n = 11 n = 12 n = 8 n = 8 n = 11 n = 11

* p<0.05.
all p values were Bonferroni adjusted.