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ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2021

Pars Plana Vitrectomy versus Intravitreal Injection of Ranibizumab in the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema Associated with Vitreomacular Interface Abnormalities.

Hassan Elkayal, Ahmed M Bedda, Hesham El-Goweini, Ahmed A Souka, Amir Ramadan Gomaa

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Article in Journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Vitreomacular interface abnormalities in type 2 macular telangiectasia (MacTel).Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2024
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  4. Current Treatments for Diabetic Macular Edema.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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5 authors.

Hassan ElkayalOphthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3164-1524
Ahmed M BeddaOphthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Hesham El-GoweiniOphthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Ahmed A SoukaOphthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1664-704X
Amir Ramadan GomaaOphthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3263-6957

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare the efficacy of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) versus intravitreal injection (IVI) of ranibizumab (RBZ) in the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) associated with vitreomacular interface abnormalities (VMIA).

methodsThe records of patients presenting with DME and VMIA throughout 2016 to 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into 2 groups: group I received IVIs of RBZ and group II underwent PPV with internal limiting membrane peeling. The main outcome measures were the change in the LogMAR corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) and central subfield thickness (CSFT) on optical coherence tomography over 6 months.

resultsAt 6 months, mean CDVA improved by 0.22 ± 0.21 in group I patients (

conclusionsBoth treatments resulted in anatomical improvement of DME with concurrent VMIA. Visual improvement was more pronounced in the IVI group, although this may have been affected by other confounding factors.

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PMCPMC7817299

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