Table 2 Characteristics of optical coherence tomography angiography at baseline and final visit in each group

GVC (µm)

77.0 ± 28.7

60.7 ± 23.9

< 0.001 ^‡

68.6 ± 30.3

59.0 ± 31.5

< 0.001 ^‡

0.231^§

GLD (µm)

2277.0 ± 963.1

2011.6 ± 997.9

< 0.001 ^‡

1966.7 ± 952.0

1701.3 ± 969.2

< 0.001 ^‡

0.178^§

MNV size (mm²)

2.94 ± 2.51

2.32 ± 2.19

< 0.001 ^‡

2.22 ± 2.26

1.65 ± 1.70

< 0.001 ^‡

0.178^§

VD (%)

47.1 ± 15.4

42.4 ± 14.6

< 0.001 ^‡

41.3 ± 10.5

38.5 ± 10.9

< 0.001 ^‡

0.052^§

Branching (n, %)

50 (76.9)

19 (29.2)

< 0.001 ^Π

32 (88.9)

10 (27.8)

< 0.001 ^Π

0.141^#

Loop (n, %)

34 (52.3)

27 (41.5)

0.016 ^Π

27 (75.0)

23 (63.9)

0.093^Π

0.026 ^#

Peripheral arcade (n, %)

19 (29.2)

16 (24.6)

0.253^Π

25 (69.4)

20 (55.6)

0.087^Π

< 0.001 ^#

Hypointense halo (n, %)

64 (98.5)

60 (92.3)

0.066^Π

35 (97.2)

29 (80.6)

0.059^Π

0.669^#