Risk of Systemic Adverse Events Associated with Intravitreal Anti–VEGF Therapy for Diabetic Macular Edema in Routine Clinical Practice
Maloney MH, Schilz SR, Herrin J, Sangaralingham LR, Shah ND, Barkmeier AJ. Risk of Systemic Adverse Events Associated with Intravitreal Anti–VEGF Therapy for Diabetic Macular Edema in Routine Clinical Practice. Ophthalmology 2018, 126: 1007-1015. PMID: 30292542, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.09.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic macular edemaRoutine clinical practiceSystemic serious adverse eventsMacular laserMajor bleedingCerebrovascular diseaseMyocardial infarctionClinical practiceCause hospitalizationAdverse eventsHazard ratioIntravitreal corticosteroidsAnti-VEGFMacular edemaDME treatmentTreatment of DMEIntravitreal anti-VEGF therapyCox proportional hazards regressionAnti-VEGF pharmacotherapySystemic safety profileCorticosteroid-treated patientsRetrospective cohort studySerious adverse eventsSystemic adverse eventsMacular laser photocoagulation