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macular edema

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macular edema
Ophthalmology Waxing and waning retinal thickening due to the accumulation of fluid, seen in Pts with diabetic retinopathy, seen with a binocular slit lamp or stereoscopic fundus photography; while ME has no visual consequences, it is often accompanied by hard exudates, which are associated with loss of vision. See Diabetic retinopathy, Hard exudate.


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Although a laser treatment of the retina called grid photocoagulation has shown a benefit in improving the vision of patients with blockages in smaller branches of the retinal vein, there is presently no effective therapy for vision loss associated with macular edema after central retinal vein occlusion-blockage in the main portion of the retinal vein, at the optic nerve.
These studies will expand the companies' global development collaboration for VEGF Trap-Eye, which already includes two ongoing Phase 3 studies in patients with the neovascular form of Age-related Macular Degeneration (wet AMD) and a Phase 2 study in patients with Diabetic Macular Edema (DME).
Management and treatment targets for dry AMD are also presented, as well as the practical implications of the management of diabetic macular edema and retinal vein occlusions.
 
 
 
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