Vitrectomy in the management of diabetic macular edema in treatment-naïve patients
Michalewska Z, Stewart MW, Landers MB, Bednarski M, Adelman RA, Nawrocki J. Vitrectomy in the management of diabetic macular edema in treatment-naïve patients. Canadian Journal Of Ophthalmology 2017, 53: 402-407. PMID: 30119796, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2017.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-naïve diabetic macular edemaDiabetic macular edemaCentral retinal thicknessPars plana vitrectomyMacular edemaVisual acuityPlana vitrectomyMean central retinal thicknessDuration of diabetesProspective randomized trialsTreatment-naïve patientsInitial visual acuityVisual acuity changesPrimary outcome measureEfficacy of vitrectomyElectronic medical recordsEarly vitrectomyIntravitreal bevacizumabFinal BCVAMean BCVAPrimary endpointRetinal thicknessConsecutive patientsRandomized trialsRetrospective studyCharacteristics and racial variations of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in tertiary centers in the United States and United Kingdom
Alasil T, Munoz N, Keane PA, Tufail A, Coady PA, Novais E, de Carlo TE, Baumal CR, Waheed NK, Duker JS, Adelman RA. Characteristics and racial variations of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in tertiary centers in the United States and United Kingdom. International Journal Of Retina And Vitreous 2017, 3: 9. PMID: 28428893, PMCID: PMC5392942, DOI: 10.1186/s40942-017-0060-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolypoidal choroidal vasculopathyFinal visual acuityWorse visual outcomeVisual acuityBilateral diseaseVisual outcomeTertiary centerFemale predominanceChoroidal vasculopathyDiagnosis of PCVInitial visual acuityRacial variationMulticenter retrospective studyLength of followDifferent treatment modalitiesSignificant decreaseIndocyanine green angiography imagesLens statusPCV patientsVision gainInitial presentationRetrospective studyWorse visionPolypoidal lesionsTreatment modalities