06 Feb Laser Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema
Successful treatment of diabetic macular edema is often achieved by using laser treatment for this eye disease....
Successful treatment of diabetic macular edema is often achieved by using laser treatment for this eye disease....
Diabetic macular edema occurs in virtually every patient with diabetes. It is the most common "complication" of diabetic retinopathy. Treatment is safe, painless and effective....
Diabetic retinopathy causes the retina to lose blood supply. A chain events causes liberation of VEGF and can lead to blindness....
There are many different types and ways to use lasers in eye surgery. To most, laser surgery is simply to correct the vision, but it is only one of the ways lasers are used. Diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma are commonly treated with "laser...
Small study reports that diabetic macular edema is better treated with intraocular injections of anti-VEGF medications. These small studies aren't large enough to change practice habits, but do have some merit....
Laser treatment for diabetic macular edema and proliferative diabetic retinopathy has been the mainstay for several decades. Both are described and illustrated....
Despite recent advances with the use of intraocular injections, diabetic macular edema is still best treated with laser treatment....
Successful case histories of patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy....