Cytokines Initial VA Final VA
R value (p value) R value (p value)
IL-1ra 0.24 (0.3268) -0.10 (0.6811)
IL-2 0.38 (0.1162) -0.11 (0.6403)
IL-4 0.26 (0.2927) 0.11 (0.6702)
IL-5 0.22 (0.3772) -0.11 (0.6375)
IL-6 0.10 (0.6801) -0.09 (0.7178)
IL-7 -0.06 (0.7883) -0.24 (0.3323)
IL-8 0.22 (0.3650) -0.18 (0.4516)
IL-9 0.29 (0.2438) 0.21 (0.3881)
IL-10 0.19 (0.4321) 0.09 (0.6963)
IL-12 (p70) 0.13 (0.6023) 0.10 (0.6855)
IL-13 0.11 (0.6636) 0.23 (0.3475)
IL-15 0.16 (0.5081) -0.24 (0.3372)
IL-17 0.14 (0.5775) -0.26 (0.2833)
Eotaxin 0.40 (0.0930) -0.11 (0.6648)
Basic FGF -0.23 (0.3429) -0.08 (0.7394)
G-CSF 0.36 (0.1319) -0.25 (0.3155)
GM-CSF 0.10 (0.6959) -0.24 (0.3456)
IFN-γ 0.41 (0.0852) -0.06 (0.8110)
MCP-1 0.26 (0.2825) -0.05 (0.8311)
MIP-1a 0.17 (0.4907) 0.02 (0.9347)
MIP-1b 0.20 (0.4056) -0.20 (0.4145)
PDGF-bb 0.29 (0.2364) 0.21 (0.3930)
RANTES -0.08 (0.7370) -0.03 (0.8956)
TNF-α 0.59 (0.0096)* -0.07 (0.7762)
VEGF 0.19 (0.4375) 0.19 (0.4416)
*Significantly different; §Spearman correlation test
Table 4: Correlation test between cytokines in relation to the final and initial visual acuity.