Intravitreal injections have become the mainstay for the treatment of a variety of retinal diseases including macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema.
Iluvien receives further European approval for the treatment of diabetic macular edema. It has yet to be approved in the U.S. Iluvien is an injected sustained release system.
Iluvien, a sustained drug delivery system for the treatment of diabetic macular edema, gets closer to medical use in Europe. This novel treatment for DME remains viable.
Laser treatment for diabetic macular edema and proliferative diabetic retinopathy has been the mainstay for several decades. Both are described and illustrated.
This is a great picture of a vitreous hemorrhage. The blood remains trapped/loculated between the vitreous and retina allowing a great picture and preserving the vision.
What is the vitreous? It's the gel like material that fills your eye. It causes many of the retinal diseases that require surgery...including those bothersome floaters.