Table 1

Summary of cases

PatientsAgeSexInitial visual acuityInitial steroid treatmentFollow up period with (period of UBM study in the remission phase)Final visual acuity
UBM = ultrasound biomicroscopy.
High dose = betamethazone 20 mg/day as the first dose for 3 days, then tapering; pulse = methylpredonisolone 1000 mg/day for a period of 3 days, followed by 3 mg of predonisolone, then tapering; oral = predonisolone 30 mg/day as the first dose for 1 month, then tapering.
144FR 30 cm/CFhigh dose73 months (60 months)R 1.2
L 0.9L 1.2
256MR 0.9high dose73 months (61 months)R 1.0
L 0.7L 1.2
359MR 1.2oral32 months (19 months)R 1.5
L 1.0L 1.0
448FR 1.0pulse25 months (12 months)R 1.2
L 1.2L 1.2
533FR 1.5oral25 months (12 months)R 1.5
L 1.0L 1.2
645MR 0.6pulse25 months (25 months)R 1.0
L 0.6L 1.2
727MR 0.7pulse25 months (25 months)R 1.5
L 0.3L 1.0