Patient-reported outcomes in the RELIGHT clinical trial of ranibizumab in diabetic macular oedema.
Usha ChakravarthyIan PearceSanjiv BanerjeeBenjamin J L BurtonLouise DowneyRichard GaleJignesh PatelSudeshna PatraSobha SivaprasadMichael StevensonSusanne LuptonPublished in: BMJ open ophthalmology (2019)
Although ranibizumab treatment in DMO over an 18-month period resulted in improvements in visual functioning and patient satisfaction, no correlation was found between the instruments used to measure these outcomes. Our finding of a lack of correlation between BCVA and the MacTSQ suggests the presence of psychophysical factors not measured by traditional means.