Sustained moderate visual loss as a predictive end point for visual loss in non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
2009 Jan
Journal Article
Authors:
Girach, A.;
Aiello, L.P.;
Milton, R.C.;
Davis, M.D.;
Danis, R.P.;
Zhi, X.;
Sheetz, M.J.;
Vignati, L.
Secondary:
Eye (Lond)
Volume:
23
Pagination:
209-14
Issue:
1
PMID:
18989348
Keywords:
Diabetic Retinopathy; Double-Blind Method; Enzyme Inhibitors; Humans; Indoles; Maleimides; Treatment Outcome; Vision Disorders
Abstract:
PURPOSE: In PKC-DRS2, the efficacy of the oral PKC-beta inhibitor, ruboxistaurin 32 mg/day, was measured by the primary end point of sustained moderate visual loss (SMVL: a > or = 15 letter decrease from baseline on the ETDRS (Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study) chart sustained at least for the last 6 months of study participation). We now evaluate whether SMVL is more accurate than moderate visual loss (MVL: a single occurrence of a decrease from baseline of > or = 15 ETDRS letters) for predicting future visual loss.METHODS: Study eyes with moderately severe to very-severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, best-corrected visual acuity of at least 45 letters on the ETDRS chart (approximately Snellen 20/125), and no prior pan retinal photocoagulation were evaluated in 506 patients (869 eyes) who completed 36 months of treatment.RESULTS: Sixty-five percentage (26/40) of study eyes with the onset of SMVL within 24 months of enrolment still had SMVL at study completion (36 months). In comparison, only 24% (30/126) with MVL within 24 months had SMVL at study completion. Analyses based on data from 6, 12, and 18 months of treatment were similar.CONCLUSIONS: SMVL is a more predictable measure of subsequent visual loss than is a single time point measure of MVL.
