Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients enrolled within the a single arm, investigator-initiated study of the efficacy, safety and tolerability of intravitreal aflibercept injection in subjects trial

N (full set analysis)26
Age, mean (SD)78 (±8) years
Length of time since diagnosis of exudative AMD, mean (SD)14 months (±11 months)
Time since last injection prior to study enrolment, mean (SD)50 days (±24 days)
range: 21–91 days
Previous treatment, % (n)Bevacizumab: 26.9 (7)
ranibizumab: 65.4 (17)
both: 7.1 (2)
Average number of treatments prior to study entry, mean (SD)9.62 (±6.58)
Range: 3–23 injections
E-ETDRS BCVA letter score, mean (SD),
Snellen equivalent, mean
56.42 (±17.04)
range: 24–80
20/80
range: 20/25–20/320
Central subfield thickness (µm), mean (SD)304.08 (±75.44)
range: 210–505
  • AMD, age-related macular degeneration; BCVA, best-corrected visual acuity.