Characteristics POAG (40 eyes of 40 subjects) Healthy subjects (35 eyes of 35 subjects) P value
RNFLT (µm) ± SD
Average 85.1±28.1 95.2±25.3 <0.001*
Superior 101 ± 27.4 118.8±9.4 <0.001*
Nasal 69.6 ± 13.3 73.1±6.9 0.045*
Inferior 106.3 ± 26.9 119.8±17.8 0.001*
Temporal 62 ± 12.8 69.3± 2.07 0.012*
GC-IPL thickness (μm) ± SD
Average 77.1±16.8 82.4±4.7 <0.001*
Superior 77.7±12.4  84±5.5  0.030*
Superiortemporal 76.6±11.3 79.7±4.5 0.024*
Superiornasal 77.9±11.7 84±4.1 0.002*
Inferior 75.9±11.7 82.8±4.5 <0.001*
Inferiortemporal 77.0 ± 11.3 81.7±4.01 <0.001*
Inferiornasal 76.7±11.1 81.7±4.01 <0.001*
*Statistically significant POAG: Primary open-angle glaucoma; RNFLT: Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness; GC-IPL: Ganglion cell-Inner plexiform layer
Table 2: Results of RNFLT and GC-IPL thickness of patients with POAG and healthy subjects.