Table 2 Functional outcome of the laser group.

Patient	Sex	BCDVA (logMAR)		BCNVA (logMAR)		Contrast sensitivity (log CS units)		Spherical equivalent (D)
		Right	Left	Right	Left	Right	Left	Right	Left
1*‡	M	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	1.65	1.65	−15.00	−17.00
2	M	–	−0.2	–	0.1	–	1.80	–	+1.25
3	F	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.65	1.65	−1.38	−1.25
4†	F	0.9	–	0.4	–	1.20	–	−5.63	–
5‡§¶	M	0.4	1.8	0.7	1.6	1.95	0.00	+1.00	−4.25
6§¶	M	0.2	1.0	0.1	1.3	1.80	0.90	+0.38	−5.75
7§	M	−0.1	0.4	0.1	0.5	1.80	1.65	+5.13	+2.13
8	F	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.3	1.65	1.65	+0.75	+1.00
9*‡	M	0.1	–	0.0	–	1.50	–	+2.75	–
10	F	–	0.0	–	−0.1	–	1.65	–	−2.88
11	F	0.2	0.4	0.7	0.8	1.65	1.65	+1.25	+0.75
12	M	0.0	0.0	−0.1	−0.1	1.95	1.80	+1.00	+1.00
13	M	0.0	−0.1	0.1	0.0	1.80	1.80	+0.63	+0.63
14	M	0.1	–	0.4	–	1.80	–	+1.50	–
15†¶	M	0.8	0.3	0.9	0.3	0.75	1.95	−8.25	−5.25
16	M	–	−0.1	–	0.0	–	1.65	–	+2.50
17‡	F	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	1.80	1.80	−5.50	−7.38
18**	F	0.0	1.8	0.3	2.0	1.95	0.00	−6.25	NA
19	M	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	1.65	1.65	−6.75	−5.50
20‡	F	0.1	0.2	−0.1	−0.1	1.80	1.80	−0.63	+4.75
21	M	–	0.0	–	−0.1	–	1.65	–	−1.00
22ࠠ	M	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	0.00	NA	NA

GA, gestational age in weeks; BW, birth weight in grams; BCDVA, best corrected distance visual acuity; BCNVA, best corrected near visual acuity; NA, not available as refraction not possible.

– indicates eyes that did not receive laser treatment as patients had unilateral threshold ROP.

*Optic nerve hypoplasia.

‡Intraventricular haemorrhage.

†Right eye amblyopic.

§Left eye amblyopic.

¶Manifest nystagmus of both eyes.

**Patient 18 had a retinal fold involving the left fovea.

††Patient 22 had bilateral total retinal detachments.