Table 2.
Review of five large series of visual outcome in GCA treated with either oral or intravenous corticosteroid therapy
| Reference | Year | Total number of patients with GCA | Number of patients with visual loss | Number of patients (%) with visual stabilisation | Number of patients (%) with visual recovery | Number of patients (%) with progression of visual loss |
| Chan et al14 | 2001 | 73 | 73 | 43 (59) | 21 (29) | 9 (12) |
| Liozon et al7 | 2000 | 147 | 23 | 17 (74) | 5 (22) | 1 (4) |
| Gonzalez-Gay et al15 | 1998 | 239 | 34 | 22 (65) | 8 (23) | 4 (12) |
| Liu et al2 | 1993 | 45 | 41 | 20 (49) | 14 (34) | 7 (17) |
| Aiello et al3 | 1992 | 245 | 34 | 24 (70) | 5 (15) | 5 (15) |