Table 1.
Demographic characteristics, duration of therapy, and basic clinical parameters of rheumatoid arthritis patients
| Number of patients | 56 |
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Number of eyes | 56 |
| Number of females (%) | 50 (89.29) |
| Number of males (%) | 6 (10.71) |
| Age (years) | 49.50±14.73 (49.00) |
| Therapy | |
| Average length of therapy (years) | 6.11±5.85 (4.00) |
| Clinical parameters | |
| Average visual acuity (Snellen) | 0.89±0.19 (1.00) |
| IOP (mmHg) | 17.11±2.01 (17.50) |
| Group I (patients without changes) | 26 (46.43) |
| Group II (patients with changes) | 30 (53.57) |
Age (years)=Age of patients with early RA; Average length of therapy (years)=Average length of therapy (mean value±SD [median]); Average visual acuity (Snellen)=Average visual acuity determined by Snellen chart (mean value±SD [median]); IOP (mmHg)=Intraocular pressure is presented as mean value±SD (median); Group I (patients without changes)=Group of patients without visible changes in macula; Group II (patients with changes)=Group of patients with visible changes in macula; SD=Standard deviation; RA=Rheumatoid arthritis