An exploratory study of the safety, tolerability and bioactivity of a single intravitreal injection of vascular endothelial growth factor Trap-Eye in patients with diabetic macular oedema
V D, Nguyen QD, Shah SM, Browning DJ, Haller JA, Chu K, Yang K, Cedarbaum JM, Vitti RL, Ingerman A, Campochiaro PA. An exploratory study of the safety, tolerability and bioactivity of a single intravitreal injection of vascular endothelial growth factor Trap-Eye in patients with diabetic macular oedema. British Journal Of Ophthalmology 2009, 93: 144. PMID: 19174400, DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.138271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVEGF Trap-EyeDiabetic macular edemaSingle intravitreal injectionVascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) Trap-EyeExcess foveal thicknessFoveal thicknessIntravitreal injectionOptical coherence tomographyMacular edemaUnrelated serious adverse eventsMedian baseline BCVASerious adverse eventsBaseline BCVAETDRS lettersAdverse eventsRetinal thicknessVisual acuityOcular toxicityOutcome measuresBCVAMedian improvementPatientsCoherence tomographyAdditional studiesObservation period