Table 4:
Clinical characteristics of incident POHS cases | |
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By patient | |
Number of affected patients | 18 |
Mean age at diagnosis (years) | 52.5 (Range: 24 to 76) |
Visual symptoms at baseline presentation * | 5 (27.8%) |
Current smokers | 2 (11.1%) |
Former smokers | 7 (38.9%) |
Mean follow-up from initial presentation (years) | 5.0 (Range: 0.7 to 14.0 years) |
By eye | |
Number of affected eyes | 30 |
Chorioretinal scarring | 28 (93.3%) |
Peripapillary atrophy | 15 (50.0%) |
Choroidal neovascularization | 4 (13.3%) |
Decreased visual acuity in 3 patients, blurred vision in 2 patients.