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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2010 Aug 17;118(1):119–133.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.04.019

Table 4.

Visual field grade change at 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 15 months, and 2 to 5 years from initial visit, in those seen within 3 months of onset.

Follow-up/Initial Visual Field Non-ischemic CRVO (n=365**)
Ischemic CRVO (as first diagnosis) (n=66**)
Ischemic CRVO (converted from non-ischemic) (n=41**)
n** Number (%) of eyes
n** Number (%) of eyes
n** Number (%) of eyes
Improved Worsened Improved Worsened Improved Worsened

3 months* (n=306) (n=60) (n=36)
Minimal 199 17 (9%) 36 (18%) 0 -- -- 0 -- --
Mild 80 38 (48%) 12 (15%) 5 0 (0%) 3 (60%) 10 0 (0%) 6 (60%)
Moderate 25 10 (40%) 6 (24%) 31 4 (13%) 14 (45%) 17 3 (18%) 8 (47%)
Marked 2 1 (50%) 0 22 4 (18%) 7 (32%) 8 1 (12%) 2 (25%)
Severe 0 -- -- 2 0 0 1 0 0

Minimal to mild 279 55 (20%) 48 (17%) 5 0 (0%) 3 (60%) 10 0 (0%) 6 (60%)
Moderate to severe 27 11 (41%) 6 (22%) 55 8 (15%) 21 (38%) 26 4 (15%) 10 (38%)

6 months* (n=249) (n=54) (n=33)
Minimal 162 23 (14%) 35 (22%) 0 -- -- 0 -- --
Mild 66 35 (53%) 12 (18%) 4 0 (0%) 3 (75%) 9 0 (0%) 7 (78%)
Moderate 20 8 (40%) 4 (20%) 30 6 (20%) 15 (50%) 13 2 (15%) 10 (77%)
Marked 1 1 (100%) 0 19 4 (21%) 8 (42%) 10 2 (20%) 2 (20%)
Severe 0 -- -- 1 0 0 1 1 (100%) 0

Minimal to mild 228 58 (25%) 47 (21%) 4 0 (0%) 3 (75%) 9 0 (0%) 7 (78%)
Moderate to severe 21 9 (43%) 4 (19%) 50 10 (20%) 23 (46%) 24 5 (21%) 12 (50%)

9 months* (n=220) (n=50) (n=34)
Minimal 144 15 (10%) 29 (20%) 0 -- -- 0 -- --
Mild 53 34 (64%) 10 (19%) 6 0 (0%) 4 (67%) 8 0 (0%) 6 (75%)
Moderate 22 13 (59%) 4 (18%) 28 5 (18%) 16 (57%) 17 3 (18%) 13 (76%)
Marked 1 0 0 14 2 (14%) 6 (43%) 8 2 (25%) 1 (12%)
Severe 0 -- -- 2 0 0 1 1 (100%) 0

Minimal to mild 197 49 (25%) 39 (20%) 6 0 (0%) 4 (67%) 8 0 (0%) 6 (75%)
Moderate to severe 23 13 (57%) 4 (17%) 44 7 (16%) 22 (50%) 26 6 (23%) 14 (54%)

15 months* (n=185) (n=42) (n=30)
Minimal 116 15 (13%) 22 (19%) 0 -- -- 0 -- --
Mild 51 34 (67%) 8 (16%) 5 0 (0%) 4 (80%) 7 0 (0%) 7 (100%)
Moderate 17 11 (65%) 4 (24%) 23 6 (26%) 13 (57%) 15 2 (13%) 12 (80%)
Marked 1 1 (100%) 0 13 3 (23%) 7 (54%) 8 2 (25%) 3 (38%)
Severe 0 -- -- 1 0 0 1 1 (100%) 0

Minimal to mild 167 49 (29%) 30 (18%) 5 0 (0%) 4 (80%) 7 0 (0%) 7 (100%)
Moderate to severe 18 12 (67%) 4 (22%) 37 9 (24%) 20 (54%) 24 5 (21%) 15 (62%)

2 to 5 years* (n=199) (n=37) (n=30)
Minimal 134 26 (19%) 22 (16%) 0 -- -- 0 -- --
Mild 46 37 (80%) 5 (11%) 4 0 (0%) 3 (75%) 7 0 (0%) 7 (100%)
Moderate 19 15 (79%) 3 (16%) 21 5 (24%) 12 (57%) 14 3 (21%) 10 (71%)
Marked 0 -- -- 12 4 (33%) 7 (58%) 9 1 (11%) 5 (56%)
Severe 0 -- -- 0 -- -- 0 -- --

Minimal to mild 180 63 (35%) 27 (15%) 4 0 (0%) 3 (75%) 7 0 (0%) 7 (100%)
Moderate to severe 19 15 (79%) 3 (16%) 33 9 (27%) 19 (58%) 23 4 (17%) 15 (65%)
*

± 6 weeks for 3, 6, and 9 months; ±12 weeks for 15 months

**

Total number of eyes that had at least one follow-up period in which visual field change was assessed

CRVO = Central retinal vein occlusion