Study | Sample Size | Tumor Type | Duration of Follow-Up | Number (%) with VA ≥20/40 at End of Follow-Up | Number (%) with VA ≥20/200 at End of Follow-Up | Alternate Measure of VA | Predictors of Poor VA after Treatment |
Damato et al. 2005 [23] | 349 patients | Choroidal melanoma | Median 3.1 years | 44.8% at 5 years | 61.1% at 5 years | -- | Ciliary body involvement, basal tumor dimension, retinal invasion, extraocular extension, tumor height, reduced initial VA |
Conway et al. 2006 [9] | 21 patients | Extra large choroidal or ciliochoroidal melanomas | Median 28 months | -- | 25% after 24 months | -- | -- |
Kim et al. 2010 [33] | 93 patients | Choroidal melanoma within 1 - 2 disc diameters of optic nerve and at least 2 disc diameters from fovea | Mean 5.5 years | -- | 23% at 5 years | -- | -- |
Mosci et al. 2012 [24] | 72 patients | T3 and T4 choroidal melanomas | Mean 53.4 months | -- | 7/22 (32%) at 5 years | -- | -- |
Tran et al. 2012 [25] | 59 patients | Peripapillary choroidal melanoma | Median 63 months | -- | 17% at 5 years | -- | -- |
Riechardt et al. 2014 [34] | 147 patients | Peripapillary choroidal melanoma | Mean 78 months | -- | 14% | -- | -- |
Schonfeld et al. 2014 [26] | 18 patients | Choroidal melanoma in intermediate zone of fundus | Median 77.2 months | -- | 66.7% | -- | -- |