TY - GEN TI - Interferon alfa-2a is ineffective for patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration. Results of a prospective randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. Pharmacological Therapy for Macular Degeneration Study Group SN - 0003-9950 PY - 1997///0821 KW - Aged KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - therapeutic use KW - Choroid KW - blood supply KW - Choroid Diseases KW - diagnosis KW - Disease Progression KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug KW - Double-Blind Method KW - Female KW - Fluorescein Angiography KW - Follow-Up Studies KW - Fundus Oculi KW - Humans KW - Interferon alpha-2 KW - Interferon-alpha KW - Macular Degeneration KW - complications KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Neovascularization, Pathologic KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - Safety KW - Treatment Outcome KW - Visual Acuity N1 - Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't UR - https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1997.01100160035005 ER -