Table 4 Initial versus final visual acuity in 141 eyes with documented visual acuity before and after treatment with ranibizumab. Group 1 includes the eyes approved by the national health insurance system on only one application. Group 2 includes the eyes approved on the second application (n = 26) or third application (n = 1).

From: Real-world use of ranibizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration in Taiwan

Visual acuity

Total (n = 141)

Group 1 (n = 114)

Group 2 (n = 27)

(logMAR)

Initial

Final

Initial

Final

Initial

Final

Mean

0.804

0.653

0.782

0.600

0.896

0.876

(Landolt C equivalent)

(0.157)

(0.222)

(0.165)

(0.251)

(0.127)

(0.133)

SD

0.349

0.486

0.352

0.459

0.328

0.542

P-value

<0.001

<0.001

0.780

  1. logMAR, logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; SD, standard deviation.