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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2022 Mar 7;241:262–271. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.02.023

Table 4.

15 Letter ETDRS Visual Acuity Changes in 3 Study Groups and the Natural History Cohort

Group 1: Chronic bilateral group
Months Study Eye Fellow Eye

Followed Dose Worsened Stable Improved Worsened Stable Improved

Nat Hx 0 (0%) 19 (79%) 5 (21%) 1 (4%) 21 (88%) 2 (8%)
Low 0 (0%) 3 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%)
12 Medium 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%)
High 0 (0%) 1 (33%) 2 (67%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%)
Higher 0 (0%) 2 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%) 0 (0%)

Nat Hx 1 (5%) 13 (68%) 5 (26%) 0 (0%) 16 (84%) 3 (16%)
24 Low 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%)
Medium 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%)
High 0 (0%) 1 (33%) 2 (67%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%)

Nat Hx 0 (0%) 9 (82%) 2 (18%) 0 (0%) 10 (91%) 1 (9%)
36 Low 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%)
Medium 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%)

Group 2: Acute Bilateral group
Months Study Eye Fellow Eye

Followed Dose Worsened Stable Improved Worsened Stable Improved

Nat Hx 2 (22%) 3 (33%) 4 (44%) 3 (33%) 3 (33%) 3 (33%)
12 Low 0 (0%) 1 (33%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%) 2 (67%) 0 (0%)
Medium 0 (0%) 2 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%) 0 (0%)
Higher 1 (33%) 2 (67%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%) 0 (0%)

Nat Hx 1 (13%) 4 (50%) 3 (38%) 3 (38%) 3 (38%) 2 (25%)
24 Low 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 3 (100%) 0 (0%) 1 (33%) 2 (67%)
Medium 0 (0%) 2 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%) 0 (0%)
Higher 1 (33%) 1 (33%) 1 (33%) 2 (67%) 0 (0%) 1 (33%)

Nat Hx 1 (14%) 4 (57%) 2 (29%) 2 (29%) 4 (57%) 1 (14%)
36 Low 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 3 (100%) 0 (0%) 1 (33%) 2 (67%)
Medium 0 (0%) 2 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%) 0 (0%)

Group 3: Unilateral Acute Group
Months Study Eye Fellow Eye

Followed Dose Worsened Stable Improved Worsened Stable Improved

Nat Hx 1 (50%) 1 (50%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%) 0 (0%)
12 Low 3 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%)
Medium 3 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%) 0 (0%)
Higher 2 (100%) 0 (0%) 1 (0%) 1 (50%) 1 (50%) 0 (0%)

Nat Hx 1 (50%) 1 (50%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (50%) 1 (50%)
24 Low 3 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%)
Medium 3 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%) 0 (0%)

Nat Hx 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%)
36 Low 3 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%)
Medium 3 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%) 0 (0%)

Nat Hx = Natural History