Best-corrected visual acuity of the treated eye and composite Visual Function Questionnaire scores throughout the study period.

<p>Abbreviations used: BCVA = best-corrected visual acuity, IQR = interquartile range, ETDRS = Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study, VFQ = Visual Function Questionnaire.</p>a<p>Significant change throughout the study period, p<0.001 in Friedman's two-way analysis of variance by ranks.</p>b<p>Significant change between baseline and 3 months follow-up, p = 0.004 in Wilcoxon signed rank test.</p>c<p>Significant change between 3 and 12 months follow-up, p<0.001 in Wilcoxon signed rank test.