A 12 Month Core Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Ranibizumab (Intravitreal Injections) in Patients With Visual Impairment Due to Diabetic Macular Edema and a 24 Month Open-label Extension Study (RESTORE)

Ranibizumab 0.5 mg was administered monthly by intravitreal injection in the study eye for 3 months. After the third injection, treatment was suspended if either one of the following criteria was met:

Improvement in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) could not be attributed to treatment at the last 2 visits, in the opinion of the investigator, or BCVA > 84 letters (approximate Snellen equivalent of 20/20) was observed at the last 2 last visits.

Patients also received sham laser treatment on Day 1 and subsequently at intervals of at least 3 months, if deemed necessary by the evaluating physician.

Active/sham laser treatment was always administered before (sham) intravitreal injections. The minimum interval between the 2 treatments was 30 minutes.

In the extension study at the investigator's discretion, patients received open-label ranibizumab 0.5 mg intravitreal injections once a month until stable vision was reached (a maximum of 24 injections) and could receive laser therapy.

Ranibizumab 0.5 mg was administered monthly by intravitreal injection in the study eye for 3 months. After the third injection, treatment was suspended if either one of the following criteria was met:

Improvement in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) could not be attributed to treatment at the last 2 visits, in the opinion of the investigator, or BCVA > 84 letters (approximate Snellen equivalent of 20/20) was observed at the last 2 last visits.

Patients also received active laser treatment on Day 1 and subsequently at intervals of at least 3 months, if deemed necessary by the evaluating physician.

Active/sham laser treatment was always administered before (sham) intravitreal injections. The minimum interval between the 2 treatments was 30 minutes.

In the extension study at the investigator's discretion, patients received open-label ranibizumab 0.5 mg intravitreal injections once a month until stable vision was reached (a maximum of 24 injections) and could receive laser therapy.

Laser photocoagulation treatment was administered on Day 1 and at intervals of at least 3 months, if deemed necessary by the physician. Patients also received monthly sham intravitreal injection in the study eye for 3 consecutive months. After the third injection, treatment was suspended if either one of the following criteria was met:

Improvement in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) could not be attributed to treatment at the last 2 visits, in the opinion of the investigator, or BCVA > 84 letters (approximate Snellen equivalent of 20/20) was observed at the last 2 last visits.

Active/sham laser treatment was always administered before (sham) intravitreal injections. The minimum interval between the 2 treatments was 30 minutes.

In the extension study at the investigator's discretion, patients received open-label ranibizumab 0.5 mg intravitreal injections once a month until stable vision was reached (a maximum of 24 injections) and could receive laser therapy.

Participants with ocular (occurring in the eye) serious adverse events (SAEs) and non-serious AEs in the study eye. The study eye is the eye that received the treatment. AEs are the appearance or worsening of any undesirable sign, symptom, or medical condition occurring after starting the study drug even if the event is not considered to be related to study drug. A serious adverse event is defined as an event that is fatal or life-threatening, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, constitutes a congenital anomaly/birth defect, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization or is medically significant.

Additional information about adverse events can be found in the Adverse Event section.

Participants with non-ocular (not occurring in the eye) serious adverse events (SAEs) and non-serious AEs. AEs are the appearance or worsening of of any undesirable sign, symptom, or medical condition occurring after starting the study drug even if the event is not considered to be related to study drug. A serious adverse event is defined as an event that is fatal or life-threatening, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, constitutes a congenital anomaly/birth defect, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization or is medically significant.

Additional information about adverse events can be found in the Adverse Event section.

Participants with ocular (occurring in the eye) serious adverse events (SAEs) and non-serious AEs in the study eye. The study eye is the eye that received the treatment. AEs are the appearance or worsening of any undesirable sign, symptom, or medical condition occurring after starting the study drug even if the event is not considered to be related to study drug. A serious adverse event is defined as an event that is fatal or life-threatening, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, constitutes a congenital anomaly/birth defect, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization or is medically significant.

Additional information about adverse events can be found in the Adverse Event section.

Participants with non-ocular (not occurring in the eye) serious adverse events (SAEs) and non-serious AEs. AEs are the appearance or worsening of of any undesirable sign, symptom, or medical condition occurring after starting the study drug even if the event is not considered to be related to study drug. A serious adverse event is defined as an event that is fatal or life-threatening, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, constitutes a congenital anomaly/birth defect, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization or is medically significant.

Additional information about Adverse Events can be found in the Adverse Event section.