is laser photocoagulation treatment currently useful in diabetic macular edema?
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Is Laser Photocoagulation Treatment Currently Useful in Diabetic Macular Edema?
Diabetic macular edema treatments have changed in recent years after the introduction of intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) (ranibizumab, bevacizumab, pegaptanib and the most-recent introduction of aflibercept), corticoids (triamcinolone or dexamethasone), and the sustained delivery fluocinolone acetonide vitreous inserts. All these new drugs are becoming ...
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