TY - JOUR
T1 - Diabetic macular edema
AU - Bandello, Francesco
AU - Battaglia Parodi, Maurizio
AU - Lanzetta, Paolo
AU - Loewenstein, Anat
AU - Massin, Pascale
AU - Menchini, Francesca
AU - Veritti, Daniele
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 S. Karger AG, Basel.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Diabetic macular edema (DME), defined as a retinal thickening involving or approaching the center of the macula, represents the most common cause of vision loss in patients affected by diabetes mellitus. In the last few years, many diagnostic tools have proven to be useful in the detection and the monitoring of the features characterizing DME. On the other hand, several therapeutic approaches can now be proposed on the basis of the DME-specific characteristics. The aim of the present chapter is to thoroughly delineate the clinical and morphofunctional characteristics of DME and its current treatment perspectives. The pathogenesis and the course of DME require a complex approach with multidisciplinary intervention both at the systemic and local levels.
AB - Diabetic macular edema (DME), defined as a retinal thickening involving or approaching the center of the macula, represents the most common cause of vision loss in patients affected by diabetes mellitus. In the last few years, many diagnostic tools have proven to be useful in the detection and the monitoring of the features characterizing DME. On the other hand, several therapeutic approaches can now be proposed on the basis of the DME-specific characteristics. The aim of the present chapter is to thoroughly delineate the clinical and morphofunctional characteristics of DME and its current treatment perspectives. The pathogenesis and the course of DME require a complex approach with multidisciplinary intervention both at the systemic and local levels.
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U2 - 10.1159/000455277
DO - 10.1159/000455277
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C2 - 28351052
AN - SCOPUS:85016984595
SN - 0250-3751
VL - 58
SP - 102
EP - 138
JO - Developments in Ophthalmology
JF - Developments in Ophthalmology
ER -
