Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and its fundus features in a patient with diabetes mellitus
In this case report, we present a patient with thrombocytopenia secondary to idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), whose fundus appearance had features of diabetic retinopathy with macular edema.
R Rajesh +2 more
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Intravitreal Therapy for Diabetic Macular Edema: An Update
Diabetic macular edema (DME) represents a prevalent and disabling eye condition. Despite that DME represents a sight‐threatening condition, it is also among the most accessible to treatment.
C. Furino +3 more
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Comparison of Aflibercept (Eylea®) with Ranibizumab (Lucentis®) in treatment of diabetic macular edema by Optical Coherence Tomography [PDF]
Background: Diabetic macular edema (DME) can occur at any stage of non-proliferative and proliferative diabetic retinopathy. It is characterized by a swelling of the macular area that normally accounts for high-resolution visual acuity (VA), and DME ...
Hossam El din Khalil +2 more
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Corticosteroids for diabetic macular edema
Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a chronic condition with a multifactorial pathogenesis. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and several inflammatory mediators are upregulated in eyes with DME. VEGF inhibitors and corticosteroids have all been used successfully in the management of DME.
Jorge Chawan-Saad +3 more
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Central Macular Thickness in Diabetic Macular Edema
Retinal microvascular dysfunction differs in macular edema lesions in the two eyes of the same patient with diabetic retinopathy.To evaluate the relationship between central macular thickness (CMT) and metabolic/systemic factors including anthropometric and laboratory findings, in patients with regressed diabetic retinopathy and a history of pars plana
Güngel, H. +4 more
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New Insights in Resistant Diabetic Macular Edema
Diabetic macular edema (DME) is the most common cause of vision loss in diabetic eyes, and due to the rapid rise in the number of diabetic patients, the treatment burden has increased exponentially.
Dante Akira Kondo Kuroiwa +2 more
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Enzymatic vitreolysis for the treatment of tractional diabetic macular edema
Background: A new approach to address focal vitreomacular adhesion in patients with diabetic macular edema may control and stabilize diabetic macular edema with fewer anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections.
Bernardete Pessoa +7 more
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The role of inflammation and neurodegeneration in diabetic macular edema
The pathogenesis of diabetic macular edema (DME) is complex. Persistently high blood glucose activates multiple cellular pathways and induces inflammation, oxidation stress, and vascular dysfunction.
V. Starace +8 more
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A Case of Diabetic Macular Edema with Prominent Chorioretinal Folds
Purpose: To report a case of diabetic macular edema with prominent chorioretinal folds. Case Report: This study involved a 55-year-old male with untreated bilateral diabetic retinopathy who had undergone cataract surgery at another clinic. Following that
Takaki Sato +9 more
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A study of therapeutic effects of 670 nm irradiation in different types of diabetic macular edema
The purpose of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effects of 670 nm irradiation in patients with diabetic macular edema. In several studies, positive effects of red/near-infrared irradiation showed in a range of ocular diseases such as macular
S. Ramin, M. Ahadi, A. Ebrahimi
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