Comparison of Outcomes from a Phase 3 Study of Age-Related Macular Degeneration with a Matched, Observational Cohort – Corrected Proof
Objective: To compare outcomes of intravitreal therapy from an observational study cohort with those of participants receiving treatment in the Minimally Classic/Occult Trial of the Anti-VEGF Antibody Ranibizumab (MARINA) for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD).Design: Database observational study. Participants in the observational cohort were chosen to match demographic features and entry criteria of the treatment group from MARINA. Outcomes over 12 months were compared.Participants: Eight hundred twenty-one anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF)-naïve eyes treated with ranibizumab with 12 months or more of follow-up were included in the total Fight Retinal Blindness! (FRB-All) cohort, whereas a subset (Read more...)