Table 1 Visual acuity (logarithm of minimum angle of resolution units) of patients with retinal angiomatous proliferation stage I who underwent combined triamcinolone injection and laser photocoagulation.
| Patient number | Age | Baseline VA (log MAR) | VA 2 weeks (log MAR) | VA 1 month (log MAR) | VA 2 months (log MAR) | Final VA 4 months (log MAR) | Total VA change in loglines | Complication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3 | RAP stage I of fellow eye |
| 2 | 76 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 74 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| 4 | 80 | 1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | −3 | |
| 5 | 76 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −3 | |
| 6 | 61 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 8 | |
| 7 | 66 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3 | |
| 8 | 63 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | −5 | PDT 1 |
| 9 | 72 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.6 | 2 | |||
| 10 | 71 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 11 | 78 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2 | |
| 12 | 87 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1 | IVTA 2 |
| 13 | 95 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | −1 | ||
| Mean | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.6 | 0.57 | 0.54 |
The table also includes the age of the patients and complications, as well as eventual further additional treatment.
IVTA, intravitreal triamcinolone; MAR, minimum angle of resolution; PDT, photodynamic therapy; RAP, retinal angiomatous proliferation; VA, visual acuity.