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Table 1 Various SDOCT imaging features and visual acuity changes in patients with type 2 MacTel

From: Spectral domain OCT features in type 2 macular telangiectasia (type 2 MacTel): its relevance with clinical staging and visual acuity

Variable

N (%)

Visual acuity when finding present

Visual acuity when finding absent

P value

Irregularity of foveal contour

66 (31)

0.563 ± 0.299

0.361 ± 0.307

 < 0.001

Internal limiting membrane drape

62 (29)

0.441 ± 0.365

0.450 ± 0.321

0.572

Hyperreflective middle retinal layers

184 (87)

0.421 ± 0.340

0.621 ± 0.226

 < 0.001

Superficial hyperreflective retinal dots

6 (3)

0.623 ± 0.448

0.442 ± 0.330

0.299

Hypo reflective inner retinal cavities

104 (49)

0.423 ± 0.344

0.471 ± 0.323

0.125

Outward bending of inner retinal layers

74 (35)

0.493 ± 0.304

0.423 ± 0.347

0.068

Hypo reflective outer retinal cavities

32 (15)

0.393 ± 0.358

0.457 ± 0.329

0.175

Hyperreflective retinal pigment clumps

74 (35)

0.572 ± 0.336

0.381 ± 0.314

 < 0.001

Subfoveal SRF

34 (16)

0.515 ± 0.279

0.435 ± 0.342

0.093

Subretinal neovascular membrane

41 (19)

0.591 ± 0.311

0.413 ± 0.331

0.001

Retino-choroidal anastomosis

19 (9)

0.606 ± 0.390

0.432 ± 0.325

0.045

  1. SRF, subretinal fluid