Table 2 Improvement of photophobia severity score in patients with retinitis pigmentosa and cone-rod dystrophy with two types of tinted glasses.

From: Wavelength of light and photophobia in inherited retinal dystrophy

  

SWF glasses

MWF glasses

p value

RP

White out

2.68 ± 1.14

1.43 ± 1.12

 < 0.01

Bright glare

1.00 ± 1.12

0.87 ± 0.95

0.55

Ocular pain

2.17 ± 1.31

1.51 ± 1.23

0.013

Preferred glasses

40

7

 

CRD

White out

2.36 ± 1.18

1.95 ± 1.13

0.247

Bright glare

0.45 ± 0.96

0.45 ± 0.96

1

Ocular pain

1.82 ± 1.18

1.50 ± 1.34

0.39

Preferred glasses

12

10

 
  1. RP retinitis pigmentosa, CRD cone-rod dystrophy, SWF glasses short-wavelength light filtering glasses, MWF glasses middle-wavelength light filtering glasses.
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