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. 2022 Nov 15;37(10):2082–2088. doi: 10.1038/s41433-022-02291-0

Table 1.

Summary of patient characteristics.

Patient characteristics
Median visual acuity at diagnosis, logMAR (range, IQR) OD OS
0.0 (−0.1 to 0.5, 0–0.2) 0.02 (−0.1 to 0.32, −0.02 to 0.2)
Median 10-2 Humphrey visual field deficit at diagnosis, dB (range, IQR) −3.73 (−29.96 to −1.81, −8.52 to −3.21) −2.77 (−24.48 to −0.30, −7.55 to −2.05)
Disease distribution Parafoveal Pericentral Mixed
18 2 3
Median daily dose, mg (range, IQR) 200 (57–400, 200–400)
Median duration of use, years (range, IQR) 19 (4–50, 14.5–23)
ELM disruption on OCT imaging at diagnosis 15 (63%)
Comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients
Symptomatic Asymptomatic
Number 9 (39%) 14 (61%)
Mean age, years (range, SD) 55.9 (30–82, 15.8) 57.8 (28-86, 17.4)
Median duration of use, years (range, IQR) 15 (4–25, 13-21) 20 (7-50, 15.25–24.25)
Median daily dose, mg (range, IQR) 238.4 (57.1–400, 200–400 277.6 (200–400, 200–400)
Median visual acuity of worst seeing eye, logMAR (range, IQR) 0.02 (-0.1 to 0.5, 0 –0.2) 0 (−0.1 to 0.3, 0–0.19)
Median field deficit of worst seeing eye at diagnosis, dB (range, IQR) −7.26 (-29.96 to −3.15, −15.85 to −4.03) -3.51 (-24.48 to −1.81, −6.09 to −2.81)
Disease distribution
Parafoveal 5 8
Pericentral 1 2
Mixed 2 0
ELM disruption on OCT imaging at diagnosis 7 (78%) 7 (50%)
Comparison of patients based on ELM status on OCT at diagnosis
ELM disruption at diagnosis ELM preserved at diagnosis
Number 15 9
Mean age in years (range, SD) 55 (28–86, 46.5–72) 55 (30–71, 36–62)
Median visual acuity of worst seeing eye, logMAR (range, IQR) 0.14 (0.5 to −0.1, 0.02–0.3)) 0.0 (0.2 to −0.1, −0.1 to 0)
Median field deficit of worst seeing eye at diagnosis, dB (range, IQR) -13.55 (−29.96 to −1.81, −22.90 to −4.88) −3.51(−12.82 to −2.22, −4.28 to −3.11)
Median duration of use, years (range, IQR) 15.5 (10–5, 15–20.1) 20(4–40, 8–25)
Median daily dose, mg (range, IQR) 200 (57.1–400, 200–400) 200 (200–400, 200–400)

IQR interquartile range, dB decibels, SD standard deviation.