Research Article

Phosphorylated Neurofilament Heavy Chain Correlations to Visual Function, Optical Coherence Tomography, and Treatment

Table 2

Visual and clinical scores by treatment group and OCT.

Treatment groupIVMPPlaceboPrednisoneTotalTotal
OCT at 15 yrsYesNoYesNoYesNoYesNoTotal

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Mean ± SD LogMAR acuity
 Affected eye
  Baseline0.78 ± 0.650.66 ± 0.630.59 ± 0.710.67 ± 0.720.86 ± 0.670.86 ± 0.690.75 ± 0.670.74 ± 0.680.74 ± 0.68
  Year 5−0.08 ± 0.14−0.06 ± 0.15−0.05 ± 0.11−0.02 ± 0.37−0.07 ± 0.160.01 ± 0.32−0.07 ± 0.14−0.03 ± 0.29−0.04 ± 0.25
  Year 10−0.08 ± 0.100.01 ± 0.35−0.03 ± 0.09−0.07 ± 0.25−0.07 ± 0.110.06 ± 0.37−0.06 ± 0.100.01 ± 0.33−0.01 ± 0.28
  Year 15−0.07 ± 0.110.06 ± 0.38−0.02 ± 0.100.04 ± 0.28−0.06 ± 0.100.11 ± 0.36−0.05 ± 0.110.07 ± 0.340.03 ± 0.29
 Fellow eye
  Baseline−0.12 ± 0.07−0.12 ± 0.09−0.13 ± 0.10−0.08 ± 0.22−0.14 ± 0.08−0.14 ± 0.09−0.13 ± 0.08−0.12 ± 0.14−0.12 ± 0.12
  Year 5−0.14 ± 0.14−0.12 ± 0.11−0.11 ± 0.10−0.08 ± 0.32−0.17 ± 0.09−0.07 ± 0.30−0.14 ± 0.12−0.09 ± 0.26−0.11 ± 0.22
  Year 10−0.10 ± 0.15−0.07 ± 0.21−0.07 ± 0.11−0.15 ± 0.09−0.15 ± 0.08−0.05 ± 0.29−0.11 ± 0.12−0.08 ± 0.22−0.09 ± 0.19
  Year 15−0.10 ± 0.150.01 ± 0.30−0.09 ± 0.09−0.04 ± 0.12−0.12 ± 0.09−0.01 ± 0.32−0.10 ± 0.11−0.01 ± 0.27−0.05 ± 0.23

Mean ± SD contrast sensitivity
 Affected eye
  Baseline7.8 ± 4.88.1 ± 4.68.6 ± 5.67.6 ± 5.17.4 ± 5.47.0 ± 4.97.9 ± 5.27.5 ± 4.87.6 ± 4.9
  Year 514.3 ± 1.314.0 ± 1.513.9 ± 1.513.8 ± 2.814.8 ± 0.913.3 ± 3.014.4 ± 1.313.7 ± 2.513.9 ± 2.2
  Year 1011.6 ± 0.911.4 ± 2.211.3 ± 1.311.4 ± 2.411.8 ± 1.010.9 ± 2.511.6 ± 1.111.2 ± 2.411.3 ± 2.0
  Year 1511.6 ± 1.111.1 ± 2.711.3 ± 1.311.2 ± 2.711.5 ± 1.510.8 ± 2.911.5 ± 1.311.0 ± 2.811.2 ± 2.3
 Fellow eye
  Baseline15.2 ± 0.715.6 ± 0.614.9 ± 0.615.0 ± 1.315.4 ± 0.615.3 ± 0.815.2 ± 0.715.3 ± 0.915.3 ± 0.9
  Year 515.3 ± 1.015.2 ± 0.715.1 ± 0.514.8 ± 2.115.7 ± 0.514.7 ± 2.615.4 ± 0.714.9 ± 2.015.1 ± 1.7
  Year 1012.2 ± 1.412.0 ± 1.212.3 ± 0.512.2 ± 0.912.2 ± 0.611.7 ± 2.312.3 ± 0.911.9 ± 1.612.0 ± 1.4
  Year 1512.1 ± 1.511.8 ± 1.812.5 ± 0.812.1 ± 1.012.5 ± 0.711.5 ± 2.712.4 ± 1.111.8 ± 2.012.0 ± 1.7

Mean ± SD mean deviation
 Affected eye
  Baseline−22.0 ± 11.3−21.5 ± 9.9−19.2 ± 10.6−21.6 ± 10.0−23.4 ± 11.2−23.7 ± 10.2−21.7 ± 11.0−22.3 ± 10.0−22.1 ± 10.3
  Year 5−2.0 ± 2.1−1.3 ± 4.0−5.1 ± 7.9−3.0 ± 8.1−1.5 ± 2.6−3.9 ± 7.4−2.7 ± 4.9−2.7 ± 6.6−2.7 ± 6.2
  Year 10−1.3 ± 2.8−2.5 ± 5.1−5.0 ± 7.6−3.0 ± 6.9−1.5 ± 1.8−4.1 ± 7.3−2.5 ± 4.8−3.3 ± 6.5−3.0 ± 6.0
  Year 15−1.0 ± 1.9−1.7 ± 5.7−5.1 ± 7.2−2.9 ± 6.9−1.6 ± 2.1−3.8 ± 6.6−2.4 ± 4.5−2.8 ± 6.4−2.7 ± 5.7
 Fellow eye
  Baseline−2.1 ± 1.9−2.8 ± 1.9−2.7 ± 2.3−3.3 ± 3.5−3.6 ± 2.5−3.8 ± 4.6−2.8 ± 2.3−3.3 ± 3.5−3.1 ± 3.2
  Year 5−1.1 ± 2.3−0.6 ± 1.9−1.8 ± 5.3−1.1 ± 5.1−0.1 ± 2.4−2.5 ± 6.5−1.0 ± 3.5−1.4 ± 4.9−1.3 ± 4.5
  Year 10−0.7 ± 2.7−1.7 ± 4.6−1.7 ± 4.9−1.2 ± 2.70.0 ± 1.2−2.3 ± 7.1−0.8 ± 3.2−1.8 ± 5.3−1.5 ± 4.8
  Year 15−0.3 ± 2.9−1.3 ± 5.5−2.0 ± 5.2−0.7 ± 2.4−0.2 ± 1.7−2.6 ± 5.0−0.8 ± 3.5−1.6 ± 4.6−1.3 ± 4.2

(%) diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
Baseline03 (7%)1 (7%)4 (12%)1 (6%)8 (18%)2 (4%)15 (12%)17 (10%)
Year 54 (22%)14 (31%)3 (20%)20 (59%)3 (20%)6 (33%)13 (26%)59 (48%)72 (41%)
Year 105 (28%)17 (38%)5 (33%)23 (68%)6 (33%)30 (67%)16 (31%)70 (57%)86 (49%)
Year 156 (33%)20 (44%)7 (47%)23 (68%)7 (39%)32 (71%)20 (39%)75 (61%)95 (54%)