Original articleThe Progression of Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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Financial Disclosure(s): The author(s) have made the following disclosure(s): M.F.: Personal fees − Bayer, Heidelberg Engineering, Novartis, Genentech/Roche; Patent US20140303013 A1 pending; Research grant − German Research Foundation (DFG): FL 658/4-1 and FL 658/4-2.
P.M.: Consultant − Abbott, Allergan, Bayer, Novartis, Roche.
K.B.F.: Consultant − Genentech, Optos, Optovue, Heidelberg Engineering, Bayer HealthCare.
F.G.H.: Consulting fees − Acucela, Allergan, Bayer, GSK, Heidelberg Engineering, Novartis, Genentech/Roche.
S.S.: Consultant − Genentech, Inc., Allergan, Alcon, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., Optos plc; Research support − Genentech, Inc., Allergan, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., Optos plc.
C.B., E.C.H., and D.F.: Employees − Genentech, Inc.
D.F.: Stock/stock options − F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Bonn has received nonfinancial support through the supply of technical equipment by several imaging device manufacturers, including Heidelberg Engineering, Optos, and Zeiss Meditec. The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Bonn has received research grants from Acucela, Alcon, Allergan, Bayer, Formycon, Genentech, Novartis, and Roche.
HUMAN SUBJECTS: This study does not include human subjects. Fundus images presented here have been obtained in the “Directional Spread in Geographic Atrophy (DSGA)-Study“ (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02051998). This study obtained institutional review board approval from the University of Bonn and adheres to the Declaration of Helsinki.
Author Contributions:
Research design: Fleckenstein, Sadda, Holz, Brittain, Henry, Ferrara
Data acquisition and/or research execution: Fleckenstein, Mitchell, Sadda, Holz, Brittain
Data analysis and/or interpretation: Fleckenstein, Mitchell, Freund, Sadda, Holz, Brittain, Henry, Ferrara
Manuscript preparation: Fleckenstein, Mitchell, Freund, Sadda, Holz, Brittain, Henry, Ferrara
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