Table 2 Mean and SD of retinal arterial oxygen content (O2A), vessel tortuosity index (VTI) and vessel inflection index (VII) of the right (OD) and left (OS) eyes of NC and SCR subjects
From: Relationship between retinal vessel tortuosity and oxygenation in sickle cell retinopathy
Arteries | NC | SCR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eye | OD (N = 12) | OS (N = 12) | OD (N = 12) | OS (N = 12) |
O2A (mLO2/dL) | 18 ± 3 | 18 ± 5 | 11 ± 4 | 12 ± 3 |
VTI | 0.18 ± 0.06 | 0.15 ± 0.05 | 0.23 ± 0.11 | 0.17 ± 0.06 |
VII | 8 ± 1 | 8 ± 2 | 10 ± 1 | 10 ± 2 |