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. 2015 Sep 24;14:367. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0897-7

Table 9.

Grading large/small venule leak

Lesion Grading Definition Figures
Large/small venule leak Cannot grade No gradeable images exist None
Absent No large/small venule leak is seen on any gradeable image None
Grade 1 <1/3 of all small and large venule segments are blurred and/or show increased brightness over time, compared to adjacent vessel segments, for the whole retina 24
Grade 2 1/3–2/3 of all small and large venule segments are blurred and/or show increased brightness over time, compared to adjacent vessel segments, for the whole retina 25
Grade 3 >2/3 of all small and large venule segments are blurred and/or show increased brightness over time, compared to adjacent vessel segments, for the whole retina 26