Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients who did not achieve a visual acuity of 0.1 logMAR by 6 months after urgent decompression
No. | Sex | Age range | Duration before surgery (months) | Type of decompression | Number of pulsed steroid treatments | RT | Smoking history | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 60–65 | 13 | Bilateral medial decompression | 1000 mg 3 days ×2 treatments | Done | – | 1. Psychological factor (depression) 2. Central scotoma | |
2 | 1 | 75–80 | 12 | Unilateral medical decompression | None | Done | – | 1. No steroid pulses due to gastric cancer 2. Cataracts |
3 | 1 | 50–55 | 3 | Bilateral balanced decompression | None | None | + | 1. Rejection of steroid pulse for work 2. Postoperative visual loss |
4 | 2 | 80–85 | 13 | Unilateral medical decompression | 1000 mg 3 days ×4 treatments | None | – | Diabetic macular edema |
5 | 2 | 55–60 | 6 | Unilateral medical decompression | 1000 mg 3 days ×3 treatments | None | – | Cataracts |
6 | 2 | 70–75 | 7 | Bilateral medial decompression | 1000 mg 3 days × 3 treatments | Done | – | Diabetic retinopathy Cataracts |
7 | 2 | 70–75 | 9 | Unilateral medical decompression | 1000 mg 3 days ×3 treatments | Done | + | Unknown origin. Improved gradually to 0.1 logMAR visual acuity. |