EC Ophthalmology

Four cases with advanced diabetic retinopathy are presented here. Eyes with normal intraocular pressure (IOP) showed marked macular edema which responded partially to repeated intravitreal anti-vegf. When some of these eyes developed high intraocular pressure; macular edema disappeared even without anti-vegf. This confirms the effect of IOP on macular edema.

 Keywords: Glaucoma; IOP; Macular Edema; AntiVEGF (Lucentis, Aflibercept)

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