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Table 5 Comparisons in the treatments received during the 1-year study period between both groups:

From: REal-world treatment outcomes after delayed intRavitreal therapy in center-involving diabetic macular edema – RETORT study

 

Early treatment group

(n = 94)

Delayed treatment group

(n = 15)

P value

Median number of Anti-VEGF injections taken during 1 year (25 – 75% percentile interquartile range)

1 (1–3)

3 (2–4)

0.182

Median no of intraocular steroid injections taken during 1 year (25 – 75% percentile interquartile range)

1 (0-1.25)

4 (2–4)

< 0.001

No. of eyes treated with focal/grid thermal laser photocoagulation

12 (13)

8 (53)

0.001

Median no. of focal/grid thermal laser photocoagulation sessions

1 (0-1.25)

4 (2–4)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: VEGF – vascular endothelial growth factor