Patient characteristics
| Case | Age/sex/duration | Eye | Initial VA | Final VA |
Years of follow up | Rx now | Relapse |
Activity free years |
| 1 | 35/M/36 | L:R | 6/12:6/9 | 6/12:6/9 | 8.5 | Yes | Off Rx, at 6 years | 2.5 |
| 2 | 44/M/72 | L:R | 6/7.5:2/60 | 6/6:2/60 | 6 | No | No | 5 |
| 3 | 29/F/5 days | L:R | 6/60:6/12 | 6/36:6/7.5 | 4.1 | No | No | 10 |
| 4 | 34/M/7 | L:R | 6/5:6/5 | 6/6:6/12(N5) | 5.6 | Yes | Multiple | 1 |
| 5 | 29/M/1 | L:R | 6/5:6/5 | 6/6:6/6 | 3 | Yes | No | 2.5 |
| 6 | 24/F/1 | L:R | 6/6:6/36 | 6/5:6/36 | 1.3 | Yes | No | 1 |
| 7 | 44/M/2 | L:R | 6/6:6/60 | 6/6:6/60 | 2.4 | Yes | No | 2 |
Duration = time between onset of disease and initiation of immunosuppression. Initial VA = Snellen visual acuity at initiation of immunosuppression. Final VA = Snellen visual acuity at last visit. Years of follow up = years of follow up since initiation of immunosuppression. Rx now = “Yes” if patient is still taking immunosuppressive drug, “No” if not. Relapse = “No” if there was no activity of disease at any follow up since initiation of immunosuppression. Activity free years = years of no detectable disease activity after initiation of immunosuppression.
↵Patient had been immunosuppressed for 6 years and on a low dose of cyclosporin at time of relapse. After increased dose, patient has been free of activity since.
↵Patient required unusually aggressive immunosuppression.