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Table 6 Correlation between full-macular and ganglion cell complex thickness measured by preoperative and postoperative OCT and retinal sensitivity measured by postoperative microperimetry (MP) (9 sectors plus mean sensitivity)

From: Assessment of ganglion cell complex thickness and its correlation with retinal sensitivity using microperimetry 6 months after epiretinal membrane surgery

Full-macular thickness

Retinal sensitivity (MP)

p-value

GCC thickness

Retinal sensitivity (MP)

p-value

Fovea

  

Fovea

  

 Pre-op

−0.20

0.19

Pre-op

−0.20

0.20

 Post-op

−0.16

0.29

Post-op

−0.22

0.16

Temporal inner

  

Temporal inner

  

 Pre-op

0.04

0.77

Pre-op

0.08

0.59

 Post-op

0.07

0.65

Post-op

0.37

0.01*

Superior inner

  

Superior inner

  

 Pre-op

−0.15

0.33

Pre-op

−0.16

0.31

 Post-op

0.13

0.41

Post-op

−0.10

0.51

Nasal inner

  

Nasal inner

  

 Pre-op

−0.07

0.66

Pre-op

0.07

0.66

 Post-op

0.08

0.62

Post-op

0.12

0.44

Inferior inner

  

Inferior inner

  

 Pre-op

−0.01

0.93

Pre-op

0.11

0.48

 Post-op

0.05

0.73

Post-op

0.33

0.03*

Temporal outer

  

Temporal outer

  

 Pre-op

0.14

0.38

Pre-op

0.18

0.26

 Post-op

0.33

0.03*

Post-op

0.33

0.03*

Superior outer

  

Superior outer

  

 Pre-op

0.15

0.34

Pre-op

0.29

0.06

 Post-op

0.31

0.04*

Post-op

0.28

0.07

Nasal outer

  

Nasal outer

  

 Pre-op

0.10

0.54

Pre-op

0.16

0.30

 Post-op

0.29

0.06

Post-op

0.12

0.44

Inferior outer

  

Inferior outer

  

 Pre-op

0.01

0.96

Pre-op

0.11

0.47

 Post-op

0.14

0.38

Post-op

0.31

0.04*

Average thickness

Mean sensitivity

 

Average thickness

Mean sensitivity

 

 Pre-op

0.01

0.97

Pre-op

0.14

0.38

 Post-op

0.22

0.16

Post-op

0.51

0.001*

Macular Volume

Mean sensitivity

    

 Pre-op

0.02

0.92

   

 Post-op

0.22

0.16

   
  1. OCT: optical coherence tomography; GCC: ganglion cell complex. which corresponds to the macular retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) plus ganglion cell layer/inner plexiform; *: p < 0.05 values ​​obtained by Pearson correlation test