Long-Term Non-Interventional Study (NIS) To Investigate The Safety And Effectiveness Of MACUGEN In Patients With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Under Conditions Of Routine Clinical Practice

Visual acuity (VA) measured as viewing distance (distance for participant/distance for normal vision). Viewing distance considered as fraction to calculate decimal VA. Decimal VA data presented as Logarithm of Minimum Angle of Resolution (logMAR), logMAR= -log10 (decimal VA). It measures VA loss; positive values indicated vision loss, while negative values denote normal/better VA and allowed comparison of data using different viewing distances and/or different charts (85 or 100 letters, 85 letter equivalents to decimal VA of 1.0). Results were based on study eye for which medication was given.

VA measured as viewing distance (distance for participant/distance for normal vision). Viewing distance considered as fraction to calculate decimal VA. Decimal VA data presented as logMAR, logMAR= -log10 (decimal VA). It measures VA loss; positive values indicated vision loss, while negative values denote normal/better VA and allowed comparison of data using different viewing distances and/or different charts (85 or 100 letters, 85 letter equivalents to decimal VA of 1.0). Results were based on study eye for which medication was given.

VA measured as viewing distance (distance for participant/distance for normal vision). Viewing distance considered as fraction to calculate decimal VA. logMAR= -log10 (decimal VA). It measures VA loss; positive values indicated vision loss,negative values denote normal/better VA and allowed comparison of data using different viewing distances and/or different charts(85 or 100 letters, 85 letter equivalents to decimal VA of 1.0). Results based on study eye for which medication was given. Number of participants with VA improved, unchanged or worsened as compared to previous examination reported.

Efficacy was based on the study eye for which pegaptanib treatment was given. Number of participants with each grade of efficacy of treatment, as assessed by the physician was reported on the 5 point categorical scale: excellent, very good, good, fair, poor.

Procedures used for diagnosis of AMD and monitoring of the course of treatment included fluorescein angiography (FA), optical coherent tomography (OCT), or other (Ot) procedure apart from FA and OCT. OCT, FA, and other are not mutually exclusive, hence same participant may be included in more than 1 procedure for AMD diagnosis and monitoring at a particular time point.

An AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship.

Duration of treatment (in weeks) was calculated as: (date of the last injection of study medication minus date of the first injection of study medication plus 1) divided by 7.

Number of participants with each grade of tolerability of treatment as assessed by physician was evaluated on the five point categorical scale: excellent, very good, good, fair, poor.