Baseline characteristics*
| Characteristics | “Classic” treatment (n = 14) | “Light” treatment (n = 15) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Data are given as number (%) of patients | |||
| Age (mean (SD)) | 63.71 (6.53) | 63.40 (7.26) | 0.90 |
| Sex | |||
| Female (%) | 5 (36) | 5 (33) | 1 |
| Male (%) | 9 (64) | 10 (67) | |
| Visual acuity | |||
| Mean No (SD) of letters read (approximate Snellen equivalent) | 74.64 (9.79) (20/32) | 76.73 (5.80) (20/32) | 0.81 |
| >20/32 | 7 (50) | 6 (40) | 0.31 |
| 20/32-20/40 | 4 (29) | 8 (53) | |
| <20/40 | 3 (21) | 1 (7) | |
| History of hypertension | |||
| Present | 8 (57) | 9 (60) | 0.88 |
| Not present | 6 (43) | 6 (40) | |
| Systemic vascular disease | |||
| Present | 1 (7) | 1 (7) | 1 |
| Not present | 13 (93) | 14 (93) | |
| Type of diabetes | |||
| 1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| 2 | 14 (100) | 15 (100) | |
| Duration of diabetes (SD) (years) | 9.36 (5.86) | 10.00 (5.79) | 0.77 |
| Insulin treatment | 5 | 4 | 0.60 |
| HbA1c (SD) (%) | 7.5 (1.4) | 7.7 (2.1) | 0.79 |
| Mean deviation of central 10-2 test (SD) (dB) | −3.23 (2.96) | −3.51 (1.83) | 0.76 |
| Foveal thickness on OCT (SD) (μm) | 360.36 (115) | 322.93 (96) | 0.54 |
| Mean contrast sensitivity, No (SD) of letters | 31.71 (3.97) | 33.36 (2.24) | 0.98 |