. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jul 17.

Published in final edited form as: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2008 Apr 11;246(7):1029–1046. doi: 10.1007/s00417-008-0805-8

Table 3.

Visual acuity change from initial visit to optic disc edema (ODE) resolution

Visual acuity at initial visit	Steroid started ≥2 weeks from onset (n=261 eyes)			Steroid started >2 weeks from onset (n=101 eyes)
	n	Number (%) of eyes		n	Number (%) of eyes
		Improved	Worsened		Improved	Worsened
20/15–20/30	140	—	21 (15%)	47	—	3 (6%)
20/40	22	1 (5%)	3 (14%)	11	0 (0%)	1 (9%)
20/50–20/60	29	6 (21%)	0 (0%)	15	1 (7%)	0 (0%)
20/70–20/100	26	9 (35%)	1 (4%)	8	2 (25%)	0 (0%)
20/200–20/400	11	7 (64%)	0 (0%)	4	1 (25%)	0 (0%)
Counting fingers or worse	33	15 (45%)	0 (0%)	16	5 (31%)	0 (0%)
VA 20/70 or worse	70	31 (44%)	1 (1%)	28	8 (29%)	0 (0%)