PURPOSE To evaluate the macular thickness changes in diabetic macular edema after meal. METHODS In this prospective case series, macular thicknesses of diabetic patients with clinically significant macular edema (CSME) were measured after 7 h of fasting and repeated 2 h after breakfast. RESULTS Thirty six eyes of 20 diabetic patients were evaluated. The mean central subfield thickness (CST)...

purpose: to evaluate the influence of different confounding factors on the effect of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection for refractory diabetic macular edema. methods: in a prospective placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial, 88 eyes with refractory diabetic macular edema were randomly assigned into two groups including 45 in the treatment group (4 mg intravitreal triamcinolone...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : diabetic macular edema (dme) is the most common cause of reduced vision in diabetic patients. with regards to its prevalence and its severe morbidity, attention to new methods of treatment like anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (vegf) therapy is of great importance. therefore, this study aimed to evaluat...

PURPOSE To evaluate the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and risk factors among patients with self-reported diabetes mellitus in China. METHODS The Beijing Eye Study, a population-based study on inhabitants aged 40+ years, included 4439 subjects. Fundus photographs of the worse eye from participants with self-reported diabetes were graded. RESULTS Fundus photographs ready for evaluation a...

purpose: to evaluate the effects of posterior subtenon triamcinolone acetonide (ta) injection on clinical, angiographic, and optical coherence tomographic (oct) features in refractory diabetic macular edema (dme). method: in a randomized double-masked placebo-controlled clinical trial, 38 consecutive patients (64 eyes) with dme refractory to previous laser therapy or not suitable for such treat...

BACKGROUND Diabetes is a common metabolic disorder leading to the development of many complications, among which diabetic retinopathy and macular edema are the most significant. These complications can contribute to blindness if not diagnosed or treated properly, and several studies have been conducted to evaluate the methods for the prevention or slowing down their progression. Therefore, seru...

PURPOSE The authors studied the efficacy of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide in a case series of patients with diffuse diabetic macular edema without evidence of vitreous-macular traction refractory to laser photocoagulation. METHODS Six eyes with clinically diffuse diabetic macular edema that failed to respond to at least two previous sessions of laser photocoagulation were included. The...

PURPOSE To assess the association of serum lipids with diabetic retinopathy (DR), diabetic macular edema (DME), and macular thickness in adults with diabetes. METHODS Diabetic patients aged ≥ 18 years were prospectively recruited from specialized eye clinics in Melbourne, Australia. Fasting total-C (cholesterol), triglyceride, HDL-C, non-HDL-C, and LDL-C were assessed. DR was graded from fund...

PURPOSE This study investigates the efficacy of an intravitreal gas injection in inducing a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) in patients with clinically significant diabetic macular edema refractory to laser therapy. METHODS A local ethics committee-approved technique of an intravitreal injection of pure perfluoropropane gas (C(3)F(8)) was performed for all participants. After a period of ...