Table 2

The National Eye Institute 25-item Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25) composite and subscale score in patients with Behçet disease before and after receiving infliximab (IFX) treatment

NEI VFQ-25 scaleNoMean (SD) score before IFXMean (SD) score IFX 6Mp Value versus before IFXMean (SD) score IFX 12Mp Value versus before IFX
General health2031.3 (13.8)73.8 (9.9)0.0001*77.5 (11.2)<0.0001*
General vision2048.0 (10.1)78.0 (8.9)0.0001*82.0 (11.1)0.0001*
Ocular pain2078.8 (12.9)98.1 (4.6)0.0002*98.1 (4.6)0.0002*
Near activities2053.3 (4.9)85.0 (14.1)0.0001*87.4 (11.9)0.0001*
Distance activities2060.6 (6.8)81.2 (12.6)0.0001*85.2 (10.8)0.0001*
Social functioning2069.6 (10.2)90.0 (12.6)0.0001*90.0 (12.6)0.0001*
Mental health2043.4 (15.3)91.9 (14.2)0.0001*92.6 (13.7)0.0001*
Role difficulties2053.2 (14.0)92.0 (10.9)0.0001*92.6 (10.2)0.0001*
Dependency2077.3 (12.7)94.6 (10.2)0.0001*95.4 (9.9)0.0001*
Driving1558.3 (12.2)75.0 (18.9)0.0362*85.0 (18.5)0.0059*
Colour vision2082.5 (11.8)87.5 (12.8)0.205992.5 (11.8)0.0209*
Peripheral vision2075.0 (16.2)93.8 (11.1)0.0004*93.8 (11.1)0.0004*
Composite score2063.6 (8.9)88.0 (9.1)0.0001*90.3 (8.7)0.0001*
  • *Statistically significant value; p<0.05 (Wilcoxon signed rank test).

  • IFX6M, IFX12M, 6 and 12 months after receiving infliximab;