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Br J Ophthalmol 82:763-768 doi:10.1136/bjo.82.7.763
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Correlation between Octopus perimetry and fluorescein angiography after strontium-90 plaque brachytherapy for subfoveal exudative age related macular degeneration

Table 2

Mean sensitivity in the area of the original lesion

Patient no Type of CNVM lesion 0 months 12 months p Value Net change in mean sensitivity 0–12 months (dB) VA
dB (SD) dB (SD) 0 months 12 months
 2 Cl regression 16  (4.6) 5.3  (4.6) −10.7 20/160 20/400
 6 Cl regression 7.8 (6.8) 12.7 (8.3) 4.9 20/126 20/640
13 Cl regression 3.6 (5) 5.6 (7.1) 2 20/160 20/320
15 Cl regression 6.3 (6.6) 4.2 (5.4) −2.2 20/200 20/250
17 Cl regression 9.5 (7.8) 14.5 (12) 5 20/40 20/80
18 Cl regression 14.6 (3.2) 10.1 (5.8) −4.5 20/80 20/126
19 Cl regression 14.2 (6.5) 9.2 (9.1) −5 20/50 20/64
20 Cl regression 7 (7.8) 10.4 (7.3) 3.4 20/80 20/100
Mean (SD) 9.9 (6.0) 9 (7.4) 0.67
8 Occ regression 10.8 (11.2) 8.3 (8.5) −2.5 20/500 20/250
12 Occ regression 10 (6) 6 (6.2) −4 20/80 20/50
16 Occ regression 13.4 (4.8) 17.3 (6.4) 3.9 20/200 20/200
Mean (SD) 11.4 (7.3) 10.5 0.75
All patients with regression of CNVM 10.3 (6.4) 9.4 (7.3) 0.58 −0.9
1 Cl progression 4.9 (5.4) 0 −4.9 20/160 20/400
3 Cl progression 17 (2.2) 3.5 −13.5 20/126 20/400
14 Cl progression 2.3 (3.1) 0 −2.3 20/50 20/640
Mean (SD) 8.1 (3.6) 1.2 (0.9) 0.18
11 Occ progression 9.8 (6.6) 0 (0) −9.8 20/80 20/500
7 Haem, progression 15.8 (5.8) 1.5 (2.8) −14.3 20/40 20/126
All patients with progression of CNVM 9.9 (4.6) 1.0 (1.1) 0.019 −8.9
p=0.011
Fellow eyes, no late AMD (n = 8) 22.9 (0.8) 20/32
Fellow eyes, late AMD (n = 9) 5.6 (2.9) p=0.14,  p<0.001 20/400
  • CNVM = choroidal neovascular membrane; Cl = classic; Occ = occult; Haem = haemorrhagic.

  • Paired t test.

  • t test.

  • Compared with eyes with regression of CNVM,t test.

  • Compared with eyes with progression of CNVM,t test.

  • Mean visual acuity (VA).

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