Reduction of Diabetic Macular Edema in the Untreated Fellow Eye Following Intravitreal Injection of Aflibercept.

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  • Charles M Calvo
  • Jayanth Sridhar
  • Abtin Shahlaee
  • Allen C Ho
چکیده

A 59-year-old patient with bilateral worsening diabetic macular edema received intravitreal injection of aflibercept (Eylea; Regeneron, Tarrytown, NY) to the left eye only. On 1-month follow-up, there was noted bilateral improvement of visual acuity and diabetic macular edema on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography imaging, reflecting bilateral effect of unilateral treatment with aflibercept. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2016;47:474-476.].

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina

دوره 47 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016