Introduction Over the last one decade the management of diabetic macular edema has undergone a paradigm change. This is attributed to the newer diagnostic tests and pharmacological agents. There are enough good randomized controlled trials to prove the efficacy of these drugs. However, in clinical practice, there are many situations where the application of the findings of these clinical trials...

PURPOSE to evaluate the results of pars plana vitrectomy with peeling of the inner limiting membrane (ILM stained with infracyanine green (IfCG) in 26 patients with diabetic macular edema, and to identify which factors are associated with a better postoperative visual outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS 26 patients with diabetic macular edema were included in the study. A pars plana vitrectomy with...

The objective of this study was to establish the baseline retinal hemodynamic characteristics of stratified groups of diabetic patients at increasing risk for the development of diabetic macular edema (DME). Group 1 had 50 control subjects, group 2 had 56 diabetic patients without clinically visible retinopathy, group 3 had 54 diabetic patients with microaneurysms and/or hard exudates within tw...

181 ISSN 1758-1907 10.2217/DMT.13.67 © 2014 Future Medicine Ltd Diabetes Manage. (2014) 4(2), 181–192 Association for Innovation & Biomedical Research on Light & Image (AIBILI), Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Celas, 3000–548, Coimbra, Portugal Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal *Author for correspondence: Tel.: +351 239 480136; Fax: +351 239 480117; [email protected] „ Dia...

PURPOSE To describe the prevalence and risk factors of diabetic retinopathy in a multi-ethnic US population of whites, blacks, hispanics, and chinese. DESIGN Cross-sectional study of 778 individuals from ages 45 to 85 years with diabetes, participating in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). METHODS Retinal photographs were obtained with a 45 degrees nonmydriatic digital fundus...