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DOI: 10.3310/hta16060Health Technology Assessment 2012; Vol. 16: No. 6181Part 2 Adverse event since lastvisitTransient visual lossLoss of VA ≥20 letters in thetreated eyeRPE tearHaemorrh<strong>age</strong>PhotosensitivityOtherAdverse event attributable toVisudyne treatment?Complete if a patient experienced an adverseevent between leaving hospital after the previousvisit and returning <strong>for</strong> the current visit. Notecarefully whether loss of VA ≥20 letters hasoccurred. Ask the patient about possible adverseevents (i.e. transient visual loss, details of VA loss≥20 letters, photosensitivity, other events).Ask the patient if he/she noticed a transient loss ofvision following the previous visit. If yes, tick the lefthand box, and record dates of onset and resolution (towithin 1-2 days).Check carefully whether the VA has deteriorated by≥20 letters in the treated eye. If yes, tick the left handbox, and ask the patient whether the deteriorationoccurred within one week (yes or no), and whetherthe deterioration was sudden or gradual (one of theseoptions must be ticked). Write down any furtherrelevant details.Check whether a RPE tear developed followingtreatment. If yes, tick the left hand box, and recorddates of onset and resolution (to within 1-2 days).Check whether a RPE tear developed followingtreatment. If yes, tick the left hand box, and writedown any further relevant details.Ask the patient whether he/she noticedphotosensitivity following treatment. If yes, tick theleft hand box, and record dates of onset andresolution (to within 1-2 days).Ask the patient if he/she has noticed any other visionproblem since the previous visit. Tick left hand box ifpatient reports some other adverse event, or if thedoctor attending the patient notices any adversesigns. Write down any further relevant detailsFor all adverse events, the doctor attending thepatient must indicate whether the adverse reactionwas definitely, probably, possibly, or not attributable tothe visudyne treatment. Use the text field, details ofother adverse event, to attribute an adverse event tosome other part of the process of having PDT.© Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2012. This work was produced by Reeves et al. under the terms of a commissioning contract issued by theSecretary of State <strong>for</strong> Health.

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