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.