Table 2.
Changes in central retinal thickness and best-corrected visual acuity in the whole cohort.
Loading phase (monthly injection) | Maintenance phase (PRN regimen) | ||||||||||||
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Baseline | 1 mo | 2 mo | 3 mo | 4 mo | 5 mo | 6 mo | 7 mo | 8 mo | 9 mo | 10 mo | 11 mo | 12 mo | |
CRT (μm, mean ± SD) | 486.87 ± 95.46 | 366.57 ± 75.54 | 338.30 ± 75.25 | 329.00 ± 57.49 | 331.27 ± 73.24 | 334.90 ± 69.47 | 390.74 ± 137.23 | 377.15 ± 110.89 | 390.45 ± 130.69 | 368.98 ± 58.81 | 391.00 ± 52.83 | 414.30 ± 97.49 | 382.00 ± 72.02 |
p value | 0.021∗ | 0.028∗ | 0.014∗ | 0.014∗ | 0.011∗ | 0.042∗ | 0.022∗ | 0.010∗ | 0.010∗ | 0.036∗ | 0.168 | 0.012∗ | |
BCVA (LogMAR, mean ± SD) | 0.51 ± 0.30 | 0.41 ± 0.27 | 0.38 ± 0.28 | 0.36 ± 0.27 | 0.34 ± 0.24 | 0.35 ± 0.25 | 0.37 ± 0.26 | 0.36 ± 0.24 | 0.37 ± 0.26 | 0.39 ± 0.32 | 0.43 ± 0.18 | 0.38 ± 0.20 | 0.35 ± 0.23 |
p value | 0.554 | 0.510 | 0.186 | 0.039∗ | 0.049∗ | 0.282 | 0.153 | 0.313 | 0.061 | 0.369 | 0.088 | 0.028∗ |
∗Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05), compared with preoperative values in repeated measures ANOVA. CRT: central retinal thickness; BCVA: best-corrected visual acuity; PRN: pro re nata; SD: standard deviation; mo: month.