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Course of illness in patients treated with placebo, oral or intravenous steroids
| Feature | Placebo | Oral | Intravenous | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improvement after 3 weeks | 40 | 43 | 42 | > 0.05 |
| Improvement after 4 weeks | 43 | 47 | 47 | > 0.05 |
| Visual acuity of less than 6/12 after 1 year | 5 | 4 | 4 | > 0.05 |
| Visual acuity of less than 6/12 after 2 year | 4 | 3 | 4 | > 0.05 |
| Visual acuity of less than 6/60 after 2 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | > 0.05 |
| 6/6 visual acuity | 35 | 37 | 35 | > 0.05 |
| Recurrence within 2 years | 5 | 5 | 1 | < 0.05 |
