Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients included in this study ^a,b

Age (yrs) ± SD

53.9 ± 9.7

63.3 ± 6.9

59.1 ± 9.4

Male (%)

50 (77%)

15 (79%)

8 (42%)

Female (%)

15 (23%)

4 (21%)

11 (58%)

Right eye (%)

21 (32%)

8 (42%)

–

Left eye (%)

25 (39%)

8 (42%)

–

Both eyes (%)

19 (29%)

3 (16%)

–

Baseline logMAR ± SD

0.14 ± 0.21

0.21 ± 0.19

0.01 ± 0.02

Comorbidities

Steroid therapy (%)

12 (19%)

–

1 (5%)

Anxiety disorder (%)

5 (8%)

3 (16%)

1 (5%)

Depression (%)

8 (12%)

4 (21%)

2 (11%)

Eating disorder (%)

0 (0%)

1 (5%)

1 (5%)

Arterial hypertension (%)

14 (22%)

10 (53%)

4 (21%)

Smoker (%)

4 (6%)

2 (11%)

1 (5%)