Table 2.

Presentation, management and outcomes of functional visual symptoms

	n	Mean (SD)	Median (IQR)
What % of new referrals to clinic has functional visual symptoms?	114	2.9 (2.9)	2 (1–5)
What % of patients with functional visual symptoms has bilateral symptoms?	112	43.2 (31.7)	50 (10–70)
How many appointments will a patient with functional visual symptoms typically have?	116	3.9 (1.8)	3 (3–5)
What % of ADULTS with functional visual symptoms will you follow up after diagnosis?	114	31.0 (37.0)	10 (0–50)
What % of CHILDREN with functional visual symptoms will you follow up after diagnosis?	112	52.7 (42.4)	50 (1–100)
What % of patients with functional visual symptoms gets better?	108	61.9 (30.5)	70 (50–90)
What is the most common presentation of functional visual symptom?	n	%
Reduced vision	79	67.5
Visual field loss	5	4.3
Combined reduced vision and visual field loss	31	26.5
Visual snow or “static”	1	0.9
Diplopia	1	0.9
Photophobia	1	0.9
How impaired by their symptoms are patients with functional visual symptoms?
No impairment	5	4.3
Mild impairment	30	25.6
Moderate impairment	49	41.9
Severe impairment	29	24.8
Extreme impairment	5	4.3
What investigations do you usually perform for patients with functional visual symptoms?
Humphrey visual field test	89	22.6
Goldmann visual field test	40	10.2
Neuroimaging	75	19.1
Electrodiagnostics	68	17.3
Optical coherence tomography	97	24.7
Fundus fluorescein angiogram	9	2.3
Other	19	4.8
Do patients you see with functional visual symptoms usually have other functional symptoms?
Yes	30	25.9
No	49	42.2
Do not know	38	32.8
What management plan do you typically make for patients with functional visual symptoms?
Discharge to GP	33	28.2
Follow-up in clinic	51	43.6
Refer to psychological or psychiatric services	20	17.1
Refer to neurology	14	12.0
Interquartile range (IQR), standard deviation (SD), general practitioner (GP), percentage (%)