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Reading speed improves in patients with RVO after anti-VEGF injections
Monthly injections of ranibizumab improved reading speed in patients with macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion, according to a study.The analysis was derived from the 789 patients with branch or central retinal vein occlusion who took part in the multicenter, double-masked phase 3 BRAVO and CRUISE trials.Sham treatments were administered to 132 BRAVO patients and 130 CRUISE patients; intravitreal injections of Lucentis 0.3 mg (ranibizumab, Genentech) were administered to 134 BRAVO patients and 132 CRUISE patients; and intravitreal injections of ranibizumab 0.5 mg were administered to 131 BRAVO patients and (Read more...)