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Fatores de risco associados à intervenção com injeção intravítrea de anti-VEGF em pacientes com edema macular diabético

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 76 (3), 2017
Resumo Objetivo: Propor um modelo de regressão logística para auxiliar na decisão de realização da injeção intravítrea (IIV) de anti-VEGF, a partir da quantificação e hierarquização dos fatores de risco que compõem o perfil dos indivíduos diabéticos. Métodos: Trata-se de estudo transver...

Influence of the epiretinal membrane on ranibizumab therapy outcomes in patients with diabetic macular edema

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate the influence of the epiretinal membrane (ERM) on intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) therapy for diabetic macular edema (DME). Methods: This retrospective study included 56 eyes of 48 patients with DME divided into two groups: the DME with ERM (study) and only DME (control)...

Effect of intravitreal anti-VEGF on choroidal thickness in patients with diabetic macular edema using spectral domain OCT

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate choroidal thickness (CT) using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging at baseline and 6 months after intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatment in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME). Methods: A retrospective ch...

Diabetic retinopathy: could the alpha-1 antitrypsin be a therapeutic option?

Biol. Res; 47 (), 2014
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most important causes of blindness. The underlying mechanisms of this disease include inflammatory changes and remodeling processes of the extracellular-matrix (ECM) leading to pericyte and vascular endothelial cell damage that affects the retinal circulation. In turn, ...

Relación entre la prolactina y la retinopatía diabética
Relation between prolactin and diabetic retinopathy

Rev. cuba. endocrinol; 24 (1), 2013
La retinopatía diabética, como forma de microangiopatía, se caracteriza por la pérdida de los pericitos y de las células endoteliales, lo que conlleva a una alteración de la permeabilidad de los capilares retinianos. El factor de crecimiento del endotelio vascular estimula directamente el desarroll...