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Markov model of health states and possible patient transitions. The transition probabilities were based on patients moving between any two states, so the arrows as depicted on this schematic would extend to all other states. The arrows have not been completed here for every possible state to maintain legibility. BCVA best-corrected visual acuity, ETDRS Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy study
