Patient No | Sex | Age (years) | History of present illness | Visual acuities on admission | Therapy prior to deterioration | Outcome of visual acuities | Time after therapy started (days) | 2 eyes involved | |||
OD | OS | OD | OS | ||||||||
1 | F | 78 | Visual loss OS since 2 days | 0.25 | 0.033 | 60 mg PD po | 0.012 | 0.006 | 5 | Yes | |
2 | F | 79 | Smeary vision OS since 4 days | 0.66 | 0.5 | 200 mg HC iv, 40 mg PD po | 0.66 | 0.006 | 1 | No | |
3 | F | 88 | Visual loss OS same day | 0.333 | 0.006 | 100 mg HC iv, 60 mg PD po | 0.333 | 0 | 1 | No | |
4 | F | 82 | Visual loss OS same day | 0.1 | 0.001 | 200 mg HC iv, 60 mg PD po | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | No | |
5 | F | 88 | Visual loss OU same day | 0 | 0.166 | 8 mg DM iv, 80 mg PD po | 0 | 0.001 | 1 | Yes | |
6 | F | 82 | Previous PMR 3 years ago, off steroids, OD blind 3 weeks ago, OS misty since 3 days | 0.001 | 0.001 | 200 mg HC iv, 500 mg MP iv x 3 days; then 80 mg PD po | 0 | 0 | 6 | Yes | |
7 | M | 64 | Sensory loss right forearm 3 weeks ago, double vision since 2 weeks, mild right hemiparesis since 1 day | 0.666 | 0.666 | 80 mg PD po | 0.333 | 0.666 | 2 | No | |
500 mg MP iv | 0.25 | 0.666 | 5 | ||||||||
120 mg PD po | 0.166 | 0.666 | 8 | ||||||||
80 mg PD po | Hemiparesis deteriorated | 12 | |||||||||
8 | F | 92 | Loss of vision OD 14 days ago | 0.001 | 0.666 | 60 mg PD po | 0 | 0.666 | 1 | No | |
9 | F | 75 | Visual loss OD since 1 day | 0.5 | 1.0 | 60 mg PD po | 0.001 | 1.0 | 2 | No | |
10 | M | 87 | Visual loss OD 6 days ago | 0.006 | 1.0 | 500 mg MP iv x 3 days; then 80 mg PD po | 0.001 | 0.012 | 3 | Yes | |
80 mg PD po | 0.012 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||
11 | F | 80 | Visual loss OD 2 weeks ago, blurred vision OS since 4 days | 0.001 | 0.666 | 500 mg MP iv x 3 days; then 80 mg PD po | 0.012 | 0.001 | 1 | Yes | |
80 mg PD po | 0 | 0 | 10 | Yes | |||||||
12 | F | 75 | OS blind 6 days ago, visual loss OD same day | 0.05 | 0 | 1000 mg MP iv x 3 days; then 80 mg PD po | 0 | 0 | 3 | Yes | |
13 | F | 59 | Black spot OS since 2 days, visual loss OS same day | 1.2 | 0.006 | 80 mg PD po | 0.666; scotoma | 0.012 | 2 | Yes | |
80 mg PD po | 0.666; enlarged scotoma | 0.012 | 27 | ||||||||
14 | F | 77 | PMR since 3.5 years, visual loss OS 6 months ago, visual loss OD 2 weeks ago | 0.016 | 0.166 | 1000 mg MP iv x 3 days; then 80 mg PD po | 0.012 | 0.1 | 7 | Yes |
DM, Dexamethasone; HC, hydrocortisone; iv, intravenous; MP, methylprednisolone; OD, right eye; OS, left eye; OU, both eyes; PD, prednisolone; PMR, polymyalgia rheumatica; po, by mouth.