Initiation of intravitreal aflibercept injection treatment in patients with diabetic macular edema: a review of VIVID-DME and VISTA-DME data.

Manuela SchmidtPatricio G SchlottmanJennifer I LimHansjürgen AgostiniGabriele E LangFrancesco Bandello

Published in: International journal of retina and vitreous (2016)

The data presented here are consistent with continual functional and anatomic improvement following the fourth and fifth initial 2q4 injections, suggesting that an intensive and sufficiently long upload may be beneficial. Trial registration VIVID-DME: Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT01331681; VISTA-DME: Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT01363440.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
big data
ultrasound guided
age related macular degeneration
clinical trial
vascular endothelial growth factor
study protocol
randomized controlled trial
diabetic retinopathy
data analysis
platelet rich plasma
optical coherence tomography