Table 1.
Patient Demographic Data
| Cases | Age | Sex | Opportunistic Infections | Number of Affected Eyes | Initial VA (RE, LE) | Optic Disc Appearance | Anterior Chambers | Visual Field Defects | Follow-Up VA (RE, LE) | Drugs | CD4 Counts During ON Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious ON Group | |||||||||||
| 1 | 38 | Male | Cryptococcal meningitis | 2 | 1.7, 1.7 | Swollen discs with hemorrhage | No inflammation in both eyes | Bilateral generalized depressed field | 3, 1.7 | Amphotericin B, fluconazole | 44 |
| 2 | 30 | Male | Cryptococcal meningitis | 2 | 1.7, 2 | Swollen discs with hemorrhage | No inflammation in both eyes | Bilateral generalized depressed field | 1.7, 2 | Amphotericin B, fluconazole | 25 |
| 3 | 39 | Female | Cryptococcal meningitis | 2 | 0.88, 0.3 | Swollen discs with hemorrhage | No inflammation in both eyes | Bilateral generalized depressed field | 1.7, 1.7 | Amphotericin B, fluconazole | 29 |
| 4 | 20 | Male | Cryptococcal meningitis | 2 | 1.7, 2.3 | Swollen both discs, hemorrhage in the right eye | No inflammation in both eyes | Bilateral generalized depressed field | 0.18, 1.7 | Amphotericin B, fluconazole, optic nerve sheath fenestration in the left eye | 44 |
| 5 | 37 | Male | Neuro-syphilis | 1 | 0, 0.88 | Swollen left disc with hemorrhage | Inflammation in the left eye | Generalized depressed field | 0, 0 | Penicillin G sodium | 158 |
| 6 | 38 | Male | Neuro-syphilis | 2 | 0.4, 0.3 | Swollen discs without hemorrhage | No inflammation in both eyes | Bilateral peripheral restriction | 0.1, 0 | Penicillin G sodium | 12 |
| Non-infectious ON group | |||||||||||
| 7 | 51 | Male | No infection | 1 | 0.1, 0.7 | Normal optic discs | No inflammation in both eyes | Central scotoma | 0.1, 0.3 | Intravenous methylprednisolone 1 gram once daily for 3 days | 89 |
| 8 | 49 | Female | No infection | 2 | 1.3, 1.7 | Normal optic discs | No inflammation in both eyes | Central scotoma in the right, generalized depressed field in the left | 0.1, 0.1 | Intravenous methylprednisolone 1 gram once daily for 5 days | 107 |
| 9 | 45 | Male | No infection | 1 | 0, 0.4 | Swollen left disc with hemorrhage | No inflammation in both eyes | Peripheral restriction | 0.1, 0 | Intravenous methylprednisolone 1 gram once daily for 3 days | 208 |
| 10 | 32 | Female | No infection | 1 | 1.7, 0 | Normal optic discs | No inflammation in both eyes | Generalized depressed field | 0.1, 0 | Intravenous methylprednisolone 1 gram once daily for 5 days | 371 |