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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 May 1;130(5):569–578. doi: 10.1001/archopthalmol.2011.1846

Table 2.

CME Morphologic Characteristics in the Study Eyes

Characteristic Eyes, No. (%)
Eyes With CME Progression to Laser Treatment in Study Eyes With CME
Vascular Outcome in Study Eyes With CME
Maximum ROP Stage in Study Eyes With CME
No Yes No Plus Pre-plus Plus Stage 0 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
Eyes, Total No. (%) 21 (100) 14 (67) 7 (33) 11 (52) 4 (19) 6 (29) 3 (14) 1 (5) 8 (38) 9 (43)
Quantity
 Single 1 (5) 1 (7) 0 (0) 1 (9) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 1 (12) 0
 Multiple 20 (95) 13 (93) 7 (100) 10 (91) 4 (100) 6 (100) 3 (100) 1 (100) 7 (88) 9 (100)
Shape
 Predominantly round 4 (19) 1 (7) 1 (14) 2 (18) 1 (25) 1 (17) 1 (33) 0 1 (12) 2 (22)
 Predominantly elongated 17 (81) 13 (93) 6 (86) 10 (91) 3 (75) 5 (83) 2 (67) 1 (100) 7 (88) 7 (78)
Lateral location
 Foveal only 1 (5) 1 (7) 0 (0) 1 (9) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 1 (12) 0
 Parafoveal only 4 (19) 3 (21) 1 (14) 1 (9) 2 (50) 1 (17) 1 (33) 0 1 (12) 2 (22)
 Continuous 16 (76) 10 (72) 6 (86) 9 (82) 2 (50) 5 (83) 2 (67) 1 (100) 6 (75) 7 (78)
Axial location
 INL only 21 (100) 14 (100) 7 (100) 11 (100) 4 (100) 6 (100) 3 (100) 1 (100) 8 (100) 9 (100)
 INL and PRL 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 0 0
Foveal contour
 Deep 4 (19) 3 (21) 1 (14) 2 (18) 1 (25) 1 (17) 1 (33) 0 (0) 2 (25) 1 (11)
 Shallow 4 (19) 4 (29) 0 (0) 3 (27) 1 (25) 0 (0) 1 (33) 0 (0) 2 (25) 1 (11)
 Bulging 13 (62) 7 (50) 6 (86) 6 (55) 2 (50) 5 (83) 1 (33) 1 (100) 4 (50) 7 (78)

Abbreviations: CME, cystoid macular edema; INL, inner nuclear layer; PRL, photoreceptor layer; ROP, retinopathy of prematurity.