Table 3.
Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT), frequency of uveitic macular edema (UME) and number of ocular relapses recorded between the time of the switch and the last follow-up assessment distinguishing patients according to the different follow-up duration.
Follow-up duration | BCVA at the switch | BCVA at last assessment | p-value | CMT at the switch | CMT at last assessment | p-value | UME at the switch | UME at last assessment | p-value | Number of ocular flares after the switch |
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3 months (n = 20) | 10 ± 1.95 | 9 ± 2.1 | 0.109 | 275.9 ± 43.1 | 283 ± 37.7 | 0.859 | 2 | 0 | 0.468 | 0 |
6 months (n = 6) | 6.6 ± 3.5 | 6.8 ± 3.4 | 0.317 | 280 ± 15 | 278.7 ± 14.5 | 0.414 | 1 | 0 | > 0.99 | 0 |
12 months (n = 11) | 7.3 ± 2.5 | 8.4 ± 2.7 | 0.014 | 294.4 ± 37.4 | 273.9 ± 28.5 | 0.056 | 6 | 2 | 0.184 | 14 |
“n” refers to the number of patients.