The Therapeutic Effect of Combination of Orbital Decompression Surgery and Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy on Patients with Bilateral Dysthyroid Optic Neuropathy

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of the operated eyes and fellow eyes in patients with bilateral DON before and after treatment.

	Operated eye, N = 23			Fellow eye, N = 23
	Before treatment	After treatment		Before treatment	After treatment
BCVA	1.3 ± 0.63	0.7 ± 0.54	0.001	0.7 ± 0.51	0.5 ± 0.43	0.018
IOP (mmHg)	20.5 ± 6.21	16.1 ± 4.43	0.002	18.5 ± 4.80	18.5 ± 7.24	0.993
Proptosis (mm)	20.0 ± 4.24	15.7 ± 3.00	＜0.001	19.2 ± 4.18	17.8 ± 3.84	0.008
Upper eyelid retraction (mm)	3.1 ± 2.05	1.9 ± 1.46	＜0.001	3.0 ± 2.12	2.4 ± 1.76	＜0.001
CAS	1.6 ± 1.37	0.8 ± 0.87	0.011	1.5 ± 1.37	0.6 ± 0.73	0.005

Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed ranks sum test between the eyes before and after treatment. Paired t-test between the eyes before and after treatment. DON: dysthyroid optic neuropathy; BCVA: best-corrected visual acuity; IOP: intraocular pressure; CAS: clinical activity score.