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Reeves BC, Scott LJ, Taylor J, et al. The Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of Community versus Hospital Eye Service follow-up for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration with quiescent disease (ECHoES): a virtual randomised balanced incomplete block trial. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2016 Oct. (Health Technology Assessment, No. 20.80.)

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The Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of Community versus Hospital Eye Service follow-up for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration with quiescent disease (ECHoES): a virtual randomised balanced incomplete block trial.

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List of abbreviations

AMD

age-related macular degeneration

BCVA

best corrected visual acuity

CCG

clinical commissioning group

CEAC

cost-effectiveness acceptability curve

CF

colour fundus

CI

confidence interval

DRT

diffuse retinal thickening

ECHoES

Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of Community versus Hospital Eye Service follow-up for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration with quiescent disease study

ETDRS

Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study

GP

general practitioner

HES

Hospital Eye Service

HTA

Health Technology Assessment

ICER

incremental cost-effectiveness ratio

IQR

interquartile range

IRC

intraretinal cyst

IRR

incidence rate ratio

ISRCTN

International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number

IVAN

randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of alternative treatments to Inhibit VEGF in Age-related choroidal Neovascularisation

nAMD

neovascular age-related macular degeneration

OCT

optical coherence tomography

OR

odds ratio

PED

pigment epithelial detachment

PPI

patient and public involvement

SD

standard deviation

SRF

subretinal fluid

TSC

Trial Steering Committee

VAT

value-added tax

VEGF

vascular endothelial growth factor

Copyright © Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2016. This work was produced by Reeves et al. under the terms of a commissioning contract issued by the Secretary of State for Health. This issue may be freely reproduced for the purposes of private research and study and extracts (or indeed, the full report) may be included in professional journals provided that suitable acknowledgement is made and the reproduction is not associated with any form of advertising. Applications for commercial reproduction should be addressed to: NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK.

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