A 4-Year Longitudinal Study of 555 Patients Treated with Ranibizumab for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration – Corrected Proof
Objective: To investigate the visual outcome, pattern of discontinuation, ocular complications, and mortality of patients treated with a variable ranibizumab dosing regimen for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) for 4 years.Design: Retrospective chart review supplemented with clinical examination.Participants: Six hundred eyes of 555 patients initiated intravitreal treatment with vascular endothelial growth factor inhibition for neovascular AMD in 2007 in a community-based hospital.Methods: Patient data from a database were retrieved from 2007 through 2011. Descriptive evaluation of the main outcome measures was carried out for the cohort of patients. A group of patients who had been discontinued because of apparent disease (Read more...)