Table 1. Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients.
Baseline characteristics | PRN group | Fixed regimen group (loading phase+2q8) | P-value |
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Number of patients | 36 (50%) | 36 (50%) | 1.0 |
Median age (range) | 79 (59–93) | 77 (52–85) | 0.17 |
Gender | 19 F (53%)–17 M (47%) | 14 F (39%)/22 M (61%) | 0.34 |
Median number of previous ranibizumab injections (n, 95% CI) | 5 (4.5–7.5) | 6.5 (4–9.5) | 0.78 |
Median time of CNV diagnosis (months, 95% CI) | 18 (14–24) | 22 (11–31) | 0.71 |
CNV type | C: 10 (28%), O: 26 (72%) | C: 14 (39%), O: 22 (61%) | 0.21 |
PED: 13 (36%) | PED 20 (56%) | 0.15 |
Abbreviations: C, classic; CNV, choroidal neovascularization; fixed regimen, loading phase+bimonthly injections; O, occult; PED, pigment epithelium detachment; PRN, pro re nata strategy.