Table 2

Mean 1-year changes in VA, stratified by antivascular endothelial growth factor injection frequency

Number of injections in 1 year
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Patient eyes
n190820542447251226442868294330272878238016411029295
%77999101011108641
Gender (%)
Male52535353545253525353535460
Female48474747464847484747474640
Mean age (years)61.661.061.361.561.962.562.362.862.962.662.862.361.8
Mean VA (letters)
Baseline VA56.158.959.759.959.559.559.959.259.659.159.358.759.7
Change at 1 year+4.3+2.2+1.5+1.8+2.7+3.6+4.2+5.4+5.8+6.8+6.5+7.5+7.8
Final VA60.461.161.161.762.363.164.264.665.465.965.966.167.5
P value<0.001<0.0010.002<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
95% CI3.0 to 5.61.0 to 3.30.5 to 2.50.8 to 2.81.9 to 3.62.8 to 4.33.5 to 5.04.7 to 6.05.1 to 6.46.1 to 7.55.7 to 7.46.4 to 8.65.9 to 9.7
  • VA, visual acuity.