Table 1 Descriptive measures concerning age and gender of patients, and development of BCVA in different ARMD subtypes following treatment
All types of exsudatlve ARMD | Classic lesion | Occult lesion | Subfoveal fluid | Pigment epithelial detachment | Junlus-Kuhnt maculopathy | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of eyes (n) | 74 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 8 | ||||||
Gender (n): male/female | 27/47 | 10/7 | 6/13 | 3/8 | 2/7 | 3/5 | ||||||
Patient age in years: | ||||||||||||
Mean | 81.9 | 79.5 | 80.6 | 85.9 | 83.7 | 81.9 | ||||||
Standard deviation | 7.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 5.9 | ||||||
Median | 83.5 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 85.0 | 84.0 | 84.0 | ||||||
Minimum | 58.0 | 58.0 | 59.0 | 77.0 | 76.0 | 70.0 | ||||||
Maximum | 96.0 | 91.0 | 90.0 | 96.0 | 91.0 | 87.0 | ||||||
BCVA at baseline: | decimal | logMAR | decimal | logMAR | decimal | logMAR | decimal | logMAR | decimal | logMAR | decimal | logMAR |
Mean | 0.042 | 1.42 | 0.039 | 1.46 | 0.047 | 1.34 | 0.040 | 1.44 | 0.042 | 1.41 | 0.035 | 1.54 |
Standard deviation | 0.130 | 0.22 | 0.015 | 0.26 | 0.009 | 0.14 | 0.014 | 0.21 | 0.014 | 0.21 | 0.017 | 0.34 |
Median | 0.050 | 1.30 | 0.050 | 1.30 | 0.050 | 1.30 | 0.050 | 1.30 | 0.050 | 1.30 | 0.040 | 1.40 |
Minimum | 0.005 | 1.30 | 0.005 | 1.30 | 0.013 | 1.30 | 0.013 | 1.30 | 0.013 | 1.30 | 0.005 | 1.30 |
Maximum | 0.050 | 2.30 | 0.050 | 2.30 | 0.050 | 1.90 | 0.050 | 1.90 | 0.050 | 1.90 | 0.050 | 2.30 |
BCVA at follow-up: | ||||||||||||
Mean | 0.082 | 1.27 | 0.065 | 1.33 | 0.138 | 1.04 | 0.077 | 1.26 | 0.061 | 1.36 | 0.029 | 1.69 |
Standard deviation | 0.097 | 0.40 | 0.057 | 0.38 | 0.158 | 0.38 | 0.080 | 0.38 | 0.058 | 0.36 | 0.020 | 0.44 |
Median | 0.050 | 1.30 | 0.050 | 1.30 | 0.050 | 1.30 | 0.050 | 1.30 | 0.050 | 1.30 | 0.030 | 1.55 |
Minimum | 0.005 | 0.15 | 0.005 | 0.70 | 0.025 | 0.15 | 0.013 | 0.50 | 0.013 | 0.70 | 0.005 | 1.30 |
Maximum | 0.700 | 2.30 | 0.200 | 2.30 | 0.700 | 1.60 | 0.300 | 1.90 | 0.200 | 1.90 | 0.050 | 2.30 |
Difference of BCVA between baseline and posttherapy: | ||||||||||||
Mean | 0.040 | −0.15 | 0.026 | −0.13 | 0.091 | −0.30 | 0.038 | −0.17 | 0.019 | −0.06 | −0.006 | 0.15 |
Standard deviation | 0.096 | 0.36 | 0.057 | 0.31 | 0.157 | 0.40 | 0.086 | 0.28 | 0.054 | 0.37 | 0.012 | 0.19 |
Median | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.015 | −0.20 | 0.000 | 0.00 | −0.005 | 0.05 |
Minimum | −0.040 | −1.20 | −0.030 | −0.90 | −0.015 | −1.15 | −0.037 | −1.20 | −0.025 | −0.60 | −0.020 | −0.40 |
Maximum | 0.650 | 0.70 | 0.175 | 0.40 | 0.650 | 0.20 | 0.028 | 0.60 | 0.150 | 0.30 | 0.010 | 0.70 |
Cases (n/%) of BCVA < 0.05 at baseline and > 0.05 at final visit | 7/9 % | 2/12 % | 1/5 % | 2/18 % | 0/0 % | 1/13 % | ||||||
Cases (n/%) with a decrease of BCVA of > 0.2 logMAR | 29/23 % | 4/24 % | 9/47 % | 6/55 % | 3/33 % | 1/13 % | ||||||