Table 3 Changes in optical coherence tomography measurements by treatment group

Central macular thickness (CMT), μm

0.002

0.001

 OCT 1

335.5 (308.25–381.75)

283 (252.5–382.5)

 OCT 2

302.5 (222–360.75)

0.030^a

285 (220.5–442.5)

0.38^a

 OCT 3

375 (292.75–435.25)

0.016^b

295 (216.5–392.5)

0.22^b

 OCT 4

314 (232.5–399.75)

0.021^c

248 (212.5–333.5)

0.037^c

Total Fluid Volume^d, mm³

0.007

0.003

 OCT 1

3.50 (2.47–5.52)

1.68 (0.71–5.28)

 OCT 2

3.55 (1.49–4.73)

0.121^a

1.36 (0.58–4.20)

0.221^a

 OCT 3

4.28 (2.94–6.27)

0.018^b

0.96 (0.76–3.85)

0.297^b

 OCT 4

2.87 (2.31–4.31)

0.024^c

0.77 (0.47–2.72)

0.087^c

Subretinal fluid (SRF), mm³

0.007

0.003

 OCT 1

0.11 (0.013–1.12)

0.16 (0.003–0.82)

 OCT 2

0.15 (0–0.76)

0.091^a

0.11 (0.006–0.59)

0.077^a

 OCT 3

0.68 (0.01–1.68)

0.178^b

0.33 (0.04–1.15)

0.077^b

 OCT 4

0.06 (0–0.40)

0.004^c

0.09 (0.008–0.31)

0.038^c

Intraretinal fluid (IRF), mm³

0.003

0.010

 OCT 1

0.04 (0–1.74)

0 (0–0.73)

 OCT 2

0.008 (0–0.07)

0.032^a

0.0002 (0–0.49)

0.426^a

 OCT 3

0.22 (0.0006–0.96)

0.012^b

0 (0–0.59)

0.335^b

 OCT 4

0.0009 (0–0.99)

0.206^c

0 (0–0.44)

0.377^c

Pigment Epithelial Detachment (PED), mm³

0.0003

0.003

 OCT 1

2.39 (1.77–3.23)

0.67 (0.18–3.85)

 OCT 2

2.36 (1.35–4.38)

0.222^a

0.83 (0.20–3.40)

0.430^a

 OCT 3

2.49 (1.90–4.13)

0.070^b

0.86 (0.18–2.63)

0.107^b

 OCT 4

2.39 (2.05–3.23)

0.480^c

0.50 (0.16–2.03)

0.187^c