Table 3.
Visual function
Baseline status | Improved | Unchanged | Worsened | Fisher’s exact test | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anterior skull base meningiomas | Visual acuity intact | – | 18 | 1 | p = 1.000 |
Visual acuity impaired | 2 | 16 | 2 | ||
Visual fields intact | – | 21 | 1 | p = 0.068 | |
Visual fields impaired | 3 | 9 | 5 | ||
Pituitary adenomas | Visual acuity intact | – | 33 | 1 | p = 0.064 |
Visual acuity impaired | 2 | 15 | 4 | ||
Visual fields intact | – | 37 | 5 | p = 0.192 | |
Visual fields impaired | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Fisher’s exact test (two tailed). Comparing the fraction of patients ending up with an unchanged or improved versus worsened function, on last follow-up, who had an intact versus impaired visual function at baseline