Evidence-based review of diabetic macular edema management: Consensus statement on Indian treatment guidelines

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 14-25

  Das, Taraprasad ^a   Aurora, Ajay ^b   Chhablani, Jay ^a   Giridhar, Anantharaman ^c   Kumar, Atul ^d   Raman, Rajiv ^e   Nagpal, Manish ^f   Narayanan, Raja ^a   Natarajan, Sundaram ^g   Ramasamay, Kim ^h   Tyagi, Mudit ^a   Verma, Lalit ⁱ  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Delhi Retina Center   (India)

^c Giridhar Eye Institute   (India)

^d ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^e SANKARA NETHRALAYA   (India)

^f Retina Foundation   (India)

^g ADITYA JYOT EYE HOSPITAL PVT LTD   (India)

^h ARAVIND EYE CARE SYSTEM   (India)

ⁱ Centre for Sight   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetic macular edema; diabetic retinopathy; evidence; intravitreal injections; laser

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

CONSENSUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DRUG IMPLANT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LASER COAGULATION; MACULAR EDEMA; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; CONSENSUS; DEXAMETHASONE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DRUG IMPLANTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; LASER COAGULATION; MACULAR EDEMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 84961778061     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.178142     Document Type: Review

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