. 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 6.

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

Visual field defect at initial visit	Steroid started ≤2 weeks from onset (n=258 eyes)			Steroid started >2 weeks from onset (n=101 eyes)
	n	Number (%) of eyes		n	Number (%) of eyes
		Improved	Worsened		Improved	Worsened
Minimal	10	—	6 (60%)	6	—	2 (33%)
Mild	66	19 (29%)	18 (27%)	23	4 (17%)	4 (17%)
Moderate	60	15 (25%)	12 (20%)	21	1 (5%)	6 (29%)
Marked	85	28 (33%)	17 (20%)	35	13 (37%)	5 (14%)
Severe	37	23 (62%)	—	16	9 (56%)	—
Moderate to severe	182	66 (36%)	29 (16%)	72	23 (32%)	11 (15%)