Table 1.
Participants number |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Diagnosis |
Idiopathic opticneuritis |
Anti-aquaporin-4 antibody-positive optic neuritis |
Idiopathic opticneuritis |
Idiopathic opticneuritis |
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Steroid pulse |
Steroid pulse |
Steroid pulse |
Steroid pulse |
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Treatment | Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | Before | After |
Amplitude score (log units) | 1.47 | 0.40 | 2.97 | 1.17 | 2.59 | 0.36 | 3.00 | 0.46 |
Latency score (log units) | 0.71 | 0.21 | 0.43 | 0.32 | 0.65 | 0.08 | 0.74 | 0.19 |
RAPD determined from amplitude score | Positive | Non-positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Non-positive | Positive | Non-positive |
Laterality-based differences in VA (logMAR) | 1.23 | 0 | 1.77 | 0.08 | 2.08 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 |
Laterality-based differences in CFF (Hz) | 32 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 25 | 8 |
Laterality-based differences in cpRFNLT (μm) | – | 23 | – | 60 | – | 0 | – | 7 |
VA: visual acuity; CFF: critical flicker fusion frequency; cpRFNLT: circumpapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness. Laterality-based differences in cpRNFLT were shown only for post-treatment.