Meta-analysis: long/short-term efficacy of anti-VEGF vs. panretinal photocoagulation in preventing severe complications in proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Int J Retina Vitreous · 2025 · PMC12239425 · PMID 40635090

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.41not close (p > 0.1)

However, this numerical advantage favoring anti-VEGF did not reach statistical significance (RR 0.63; 95% CI 0.21, 1.90; p = 0.41; I 2 = 82%; Supplemental Fig. 6 ).

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