Research Article

Long-Term Effects of Adjuvant Intravitreal Treatment with Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Lineage-Negative Cells in Retinitis Pigmentosa

Table 2

The differences in best corrected distance visual acuity between the baseline and follow-up time point values in eyes treated with autologous Lin− cells and fellow eyes.

Lin− cells valueFellow eye value value

Baseline
1 month+3.5 (10)0.045+3 (8)0.0610.939
3 months+3 (10)0.027+5 (8)0.00020.137
6 months+4 (10)0.024+4 (10)0.010.917
9 months+3.5 (9)0.012+5 (10)0.0020.42
12 months+4 (10)0.019+2 (6)0.0040.742

Wilcoxon signed-rank test for comparison with pretreatment value. Wilcoxon signed-rank test for comparison between treated eye vs. FE. Abbreviations: Lin− cells: lineage-negative cells; FE: fellow eye. Data were presented as median (interquartile range).