Current treatment of diabetic macular edema
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Diabetic macular edema is one of the most serious ocular complications in diabetes. At present, several forms of therapy are available that are used depending on the severity of the lesions, the risk of complications, compliance and the availability. The anti-VEGF drugs have become the standard of choice and there are available three types: ranibizumab, aflibercept, and bevacizumab. The highest efficiency was proven in aflibercept. Other treatments include conventional lasers, steroid injections, subthreshold micropulse laser therapy and combinations of the above methods. It is important to cooperate with a diabetologist and encourage the patient to control levels of glycated hemoglobin, blood pressure, and lipid profile.
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