Table 3

Results of the secondary outcome measures

No (%)Mean (range)
BCVA improvement≥0.1 logMAR16 (51.6)
Revascularisation seen on ocular angiography
 Day 1415 (48.4)
 Day 2127 (87.1)
 No revascularisation4 (12.9)
Treatment initiated (anticoagulant or antiplatelet)
 Yes7 (22.6)
 No10 (32.3)
 NA14 (45.2)
Concomitant stroke revealed on CT scan
 Yes0 (0)
 No31 (100)
Time between the ocular symptoms and the first HBOT session
 <12 hours10 (32.3)
 >12 hours21 (67.7)
Time between the referral to the hyperbaric department and the first hyperbaric session
 <1 hour28 (90.3)
 >1 hour3 (9.7)
HBOT-induced barotrauma
 Yes6 (19.4)
 No25 (80.6)
Arterial hypertension during HBOT session
 Yes9 (29.0)
 No22 (71.0)
Hyperbaric session regimen
 Once daily3 (9.7)
 Twice daily28 (90.3)
OCT
 CMT at day 0342.8 (243–800)
 CMT at day 30280.8 (225–508)
 p valuep=0.009
EDI-OCT
 SCT at day 0228.0 (117–400)
 SCT at day 30214.9 (103–357)
 P valuep=0.560
OCT-angiography
 VD at day 040.5 (36.6–49.5)
 VD at day 3041.6 (36–48.1)
 P valuep=0.905
  • BCVA, best-corrected visual acuity; CMT, central macular thickness; EDI, enhanced depth imaging; HBOT, hyperbaric oxygen therapy; logMAR, logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; OCT, optical coherence tomography; SCT, subfoveal choroidal thickness; VD, vessel density.