Table 6.
Changes in Size of Subfoveal Lesions from Baseline to Follow-up Examinations at Specified Times after Enrollment, Submacular Surgery Trials Group N Trial
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No. (%) of Patients, by Time After Enrollment |
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3 Months |
6 Months |
12 Months |
24 Months |
36 Months |
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| Change from Baseline (Categories) | Observation (n = 199) | Surgery (n = 207) | Observation (n = 194) | Surgery (n = 203) | Observation (n = 192) | Surgery (n = 193) | Observation (n = 169) | Surgery (n = 171) | Observation (n = 127) | Surgery (n = 123) |
| No change or smaller | 76 (38) | 58 (28) | 38 (20) | 63 (31) | 33 (17) | 58 (30) | 26 (15) | 41 (24) | 12 (9) | 24 (20) |
| 1 larger | 75 (38) | 74 (36) | 84 (43) | 81 (40) | 66 (34) | 77 (40) | 52 (31) | 72 (42) | 33 (26) | 49 (40) |
| 2 larger | 36 (18) | 52 (26) | 45 (23) | 45 (22) | 48 (25) | 39 (20) | 46 (27) | 37 (22) | 38 (30) | 32 (26) |
| ≥3 larger | 12 (6) | 23 (11) | 27 (14) | 14 (7) | 45 (23) | 19 (10) | 45 (27) | 21 (12) | 44 (35) | 18 (15) |
| Median change (no. of categories) | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +1 |