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. 2019 Jun 17;19:129. doi: 10.1186/s12886-019-1129-7

Table 4.

Results of analyses by injected agent

4–1. ERG responses before and after injection of ranibzumab.
ranibizumab n = 50 (male, 22; female, 28)
mean age 68.1 ± 13.5 y.o.
injected eye Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 repeated measure test
implicit time 31.6 ± 3.45 32.0 ± 3.45a 32.5 ± 3.57a p < 0.000001
(msec.) p = 0.012 p < 0.000001
amplitude 7.18 ± 5.34 6.68 ± 5.60 8.21 ± 9.97 p = 0.377
(uV) p = 1 p = 1
non-injected eye Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 repeated measure test
implicit time 30.8 ± 3.24 31.3 ± 3.51 31.5 ± 3.62a p = 0.0029
(msec.) p = 0.062 p = 0.0052
amplitude 8.21 ± 6.00 7.32 ± 4.79 8.31 ± 5.54 p = 0.144
(uV) p = 0.45 p = 1
4–2. ERG responses before and after injection of aflibercept.
aflibercept n = 28 (male: 21, female: 7)
mean age 70.1 ± 11.0 y.o.
injected eye Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 repeated measure test
implicit time 30.9 ± 2.43 31.4 ± 2.09a 31.8 ± 2.55a p = 0.0032
(msec.) p = 0.020 p = 0.000002
amplitude 11.5 ± 5.41 10.0 ± 6.49 11.8 ± 6.45 p = 0.088
(uV) p = 0.4 p = 1
non-injected eye Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 repeated measure test
implicit time 30.2 ± 3.33 31.0 ± 2.36 31.3 ± 2.85a p = 0.0040
(msec.) p = 0.17 p = 0.0039
amplitude 11.7 ± 6.86 12.5 ± 8.23 11.8 ± 6.80 p = 0.511
(uV) p = 1 p = 1

The results of 28 Hz flicker electroretinogram components classified by injected agent. The ERGs were recorded before the injection (Phase 1), within 2 h after the injection (Phase 2), and 2 to 24 h after the injection (Phase 3)

mean ± standard deviation

a; significant difference by the repeated measure test and by the post hoc test compared with Phase 1