Despite the availability of therapies for diabetic retinopathy, it is imperative that clinicians educate patients about the importance of medical therapies including tight glycemic control and blood pressure control as well as appropriate treatment of dyslipidemia in reducing the risk of development and progression of diabetic retinopathy and other microvascular complications.15,16 The volunteers who participated in these clinical trials maintained reasonably good hemoglobin A1C levels. Treating physicians need to consider the generalizability of the study results to their patients and the individual patient’s medical status. These treatment strategies for diabetic macular edema for eyes with good vision also depend on the continued adherence of patients, who have numerous comorbidities, to their follow-up. Treating physicians will need to judiciously determine the best treatment option for their patients with diabetic macular edema and good vision. Once again, the DRCR Retina Network has provided valid level 1 evidence to guide physicians whether (and how) to treat or not to treat persons with diabetic retinopathy, including those with good visual acuity.
Fellow of the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO), Board Examiner and Board Exam Writer with a particular interest in state of the art cataract surgery, laser eye surgeries for myopia, cataract, and glaucoma, and state of the art treatments for dry eye disease. Dr. Cremers trained and taught at Harvard Medical School for close to a decade. She conducted research with Dr. Judah Folkman on the angiogenesis bases of ocular rosacea in search for a cure for the many causes of dry eye disease.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Do Intravitreal Injections (into the eyeball) Help Diabetic Patients with Macular Edema Help Vision or Prevent worsening? Best treatment for diabetes
Despite the availability of therapies for diabetic retinopathy, it is imperative that clinicians educate patients about the importance of medical therapies including tight glycemic control and blood pressure control as well as appropriate treatment of dyslipidemia in reducing the risk of development and progression of diabetic retinopathy and other microvascular complications.15,16 The volunteers who participated in these clinical trials maintained reasonably good hemoglobin A1C levels. Treating physicians need to consider the generalizability of the study results to their patients and the individual patient’s medical status. These treatment strategies for diabetic macular edema for eyes with good vision also depend on the continued adherence of patients, who have numerous comorbidities, to their follow-up. Treating physicians will need to judiciously determine the best treatment option for their patients with diabetic macular edema and good vision. Once again, the DRCR Retina Network has provided valid level 1 evidence to guide physicians whether (and how) to treat or not to treat persons with diabetic retinopathy, including those with good visual acuity.
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