[Natural course and prognosis of XXXX in @entity1 of age-related @entity1020 with occult @entity1940 ].

@entity1 @entity227 @entity1940 @entity548 @entity13785 @entity1020
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the natural course and the final @entity227 in @entity1 of age-related @entity1020 with @entity1940 . METHODS: Thirty five eyes of 29 @entity1 diagnosed as @entity13785 with occult @entity1940 were studied. The eyes which had laser, radiation therapy or surgical treatment were excluded. Visual acuity, fundus examination, fluorescent angiography (FFA) and perimetry test were performed at the first time visit and 5 years following-up at an interval of 1 to 3 months. The average following-up period of time was 8 years (range from 5 to 16 years) which started in 1985 and ended in 2001. RESULTS: Initial @entity227 0.1 or less was shown in 10 eyes (28.5%, only hands movement can be seen in 4 of 10 eyes), 23 eyes (65.7%) with @entity227 of 0.1 or less (14 eyes with vision acuity of hands movement) on the last visit. 7 of 35 eyes, the final @entity227 improved more than 2 lines, 12 eyes remained the same and 16 eyes had been lost vision more than two lines. At the baseline examination, 25 eyes had macular @entity548 and 4 eyes had @entity548 . The fundus @entity548 occurred repeatedly 1 to 4 times in 23 eyes during following-up, the macular @entity548 was detected in 7 eyes at the last visit. At the initial fundus examination, fibrotic membranes were found in 7 eyes; all 35 eyes had disc form scarring with various size in most recent following-up. CONCLUSION: The natural course of Age-related @entity1020 with @entity1940 is prolonged and the final visual prognosis was poor especially in the cases with recurrent macular @entity548 .
