EFFECT OF INTRAVITREALANTI VEGF COMBINED WITH MACULAR LASER IN A CASE OF PROLIFERATIVE DIABETIC RETINOPATHY WITH CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT MACULAR EDEMA

Autor: Prachi Mathur, Rakesh Porwal
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. :3-3
Popis: Diabetic retinopathy specically Diabetic macularedema is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in working adults. We here discuss a case of a 50 year old male diabetic with clinically signicant macular edema who received a dose of intravitreal antiVEGF followed by panretinal photocoagulation 3 weeks later and macular laser at the end of 3rd month. On various followups there was a serial decrease in macular thickness. This case emphasizes on the fact that combined effect of AntiVEGF therapy with laser therapy has a benecial role in Proliferative Diabetic retinopathy with Diabetic Macular Edema.
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