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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2013 May 10;156(2):283–292.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.03.021

TABLE 3.

Summary of Changes From Baseline at 12 Months in Patients Receiving Encapsulated Cell Intraocular Implants for Retinitis Pigmentosa

Endpoint CNTF3
CNTF4
Low-Dose Implant/Sham High-Dose Implant/Sham Low-Dose Implant/Sham High-Dose Implant/Sham
Change in best-corrected visual acuity
 Month 12
  Mean (SD) −2.9 ± 11.3/−2.3 ± 12 −1.3 ± 9.6/−3.2 ± 10.5 −0.5 ± 5.0/0.5 ± 4.7 0.7 ± 4.1/1.0 ± 4.6
  Range −48-11/−47-11 −25-14/−45-15 −16-7/−15-6 −7–12/−9–11
  P value .650 .275 .497 .646
Change in total macular volume (mm3)
 Month 12
  Mean (SD) 0.09 ± 0.23/−0.05 ± 0.17 0.23 ± 0.58/−0.02 ± 0.18 0.22 ± 0.21/−0.05 ± 0.38 0.43 ± 0.37/−0.05 ± 0.27
  Range −0.4-0.4/−0.5-0.2 −1.2–2.2/−0.5-0.3 −0.2–0.7/−1.2-0.8 −0.3–1.7/−1.3-0.8
  P value .148 <.001 .001 <.001
Change in electroretinogram (μV) (geometric means)
 Month 12
  Mean (SD) 1.10 ± 1.5/0.99 ± 1.48 0.78 ± 1.5/0.89 ± 1.73 1.03 ± 1.62/0.99 ± 1.48 0.79 ± 1.52/0.87 ± 1.73
  Range 0.5–2.9/0.6–2.3 0.2–1.4/0.1–2.1 0.4–2.9/0.6–2.3 0.2–1.4/0.1–2.1
  P value .347 .129 .776 .242
Change in Humphrey visual field sensitivity (dB)
 Month 12
  Mean (SD) 4.1 ± 109.5/4.7 ± 101.4 −98.4 ± 165.3/−14 ± 101.5 1.4 ± 174.6/16.8 ± 165.4 −164.3 ± 114.6/−67.1 ± 104.2
  Range −172–282/−213–374 −487-242/−294-286 −265–354/−191–423 −489–95/−322–152
  P value .97 .001 .137 <.001

CNTF3 = ciliary neurotrophic factor for late-stage retinitis pigmentosa study 3; CNTF4 = ciliary neurotrophic factor for early-stage retinitis pigmentosa study 4.