Parameters

Mild V.F loss

Moderate V.F loss

Severe V.F loss

Aqueous humor TNF – α (pg/ml)

r

p

-0.316

0.251

-0.281*

<0.001

-0.425

0.276
Aqueous humor IL-6 (pg/ml)

r

p

-0.452

0.324

-0.275*

<0.001

-0.293

0.167
Plasma  TNF – α (pg/ml)

r

p

-0.237

0.451

-0.196

0.351

-0.326

0.251
Plasma  IL-6 (pg/ml)

r

p

-0.189

0.275

-0.217

0.432

-0.315

0.361

VF.: Visual Field, TNF- α: Tumor necrosis factor- α; IL-6: Interleukin -6
*Significant at P< 0.05
Table 5: Correlation co-efficient values between severity of glaucoma stage and both TNF- α and IL-6 in glaucoma patients.