PURPOSE Intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide has been advocated to treat exudative diabetic macular edema. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of an intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide as treatment for diffuse diabetic macular edema. METHODS This study was a retrospective, interventional, clinical case series examining 210 eyes of 174 patie...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus is a common and serious disorder. A search of the literature reveals no comprehensive quantitative assessment of the association between insulin use and incidence of diabetic macular edema. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis of observational studies to evaluate the effect of insulin use on the risk of developing macular edema. MATERIAL/METHODS Comparative stu...

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...