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ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2021

Diabetic macular edema treatment guidelines in India: All India Ophthalmological Society Diabetic Retinopathy Task Force and Vitreoretinal Society of India consensus statement.

Sneha Giridhar, Lalit Verma, Anand Rajendran, Muna Bhende, Mallika Goyal, Kim Ramasamy, Rajalakshmi, R Padmaja, Sundaram Natarajan, Mahesh Shanmugam Palanivelu and 2 more

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Article in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 authors at 9 institutions in 2 countries.

Sneha GiridharShri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Lalit VermaCentre for Sight, New Delhi, India.
Anand RajendranRetina-Vitreous Services, Aravind Eye Hospital Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Muna BhendeShri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Mallika GoyalRetina-Vitreous and Uveitis Service, Apollo Health City, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Kim RamasamyAravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
RajalakshmiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre and Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
R PadmajaSmt Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo Retinal Diseases, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Sundaram NatarajanAditya Jyot Eye Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Mahesh Shanmugam PalaniveluSankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Rajiv RamanShri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sobha SivaprasadNIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hosp NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Sankara Nethralaya · INAravind Eye Hospital · INAditya Jyot Eye Hospital · INApollo Hospitals · INCentre for Sight · INEye Hospital in Bangalore · INL V Prasad Eye Institute · INMadras Diabetes Research Foundation · INNIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre · GB

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Medical Research Council MR/P027881/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a common cause of moderate visual impairment among people with diabetes. Due to the rising number of people with diabetes in India, the absolute numbers of people with DME are significant. There are several treatment options for DME, and the choice of treatment is based on the availability of retinal specialists and infrastructure for the delivery of treatment. A major challenge is the out-of-pocket expenditure incurred by patients as most treatment options are costly. Treatment also varies based on the associated ocular and systemic conditions. The All India Ophthalmology Society (AIOS) and the Vitreo-Retinal Society of India (VRSI) have developed this consensus statement of the AIOS DR task force and VRSI on practice points of DME management in India. The objective is to describe the preferred practice patterns for the management of DME considering the different presentations of DME in different clinical scenarios.

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Diabetes MellitusDiabetic RetinopathyMacular EdemaOphthalmologyConsensusHumansIndiaConsensus statementdiabetic macular edemaintravitreal anti-VEGFssteroids

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