Review Article

Steroids in Central Retinal Vein Occlusion: Is There a Role in Current Treatment Practice?

Table 1

Baseline criteria comparison between the CRUISE and SCORE studies.

CRUISE [9] SCORE [16]

Duration of edema (mean) 3.3 months 4 months
Percentage having edema <3 months69% 29%
Mean baseline VA 48.3 letters 51 letters
Patients with poor VA 29% (20/200–20/500)42% (20/125–20/400)
Ischemic CRVO 0.5% 2%

VA: visual acuity; CRVO: central retinal vein occlusion.