ReviewCureus2022
Review of Studies Comparing Panretinal Photocoagulation and Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy in the Treatment of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.
Review in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Safety and Efficacy of Brolucizumab in the Treatment of Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema and Diabetic Retinopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Impact of Prior Diabetic Retinal Screening on Hospitalization and Ophthalmic Follow-Up in Diabetic Patients with Newly Diagnosed Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Intriguing roles of Müller glia: a special emphasis on the development and pathology of Müller glia cells in the retina.International ophthalmology · 2026Review
- Structural Changes in Retinal Vein Occlusion: Implications for Functional Outcomes and Visual Field Deficits.Maedica · 2025Article
- Integrative Management of High-Risk Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Precision Diagnostics via Ultra-Widefield Imaging and Therapeutic Strategies.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2025Review
- Beneficial Effect of Sirolimus-Pretreated Mesenchymal Stem Cell Implantation on Diabetic Retinopathy in Rats.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Insights Into Visual Rehabilitation: Pan-Retinal Photocoagulation for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.Cureus · 2024Review
- Cost-effectiveness of the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor intravitreal injection and panretinal photocoagulation for patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy in South Korea.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- A hypothetical therapeutic effect of light peripheral panretinal photocoagulation in neovascular age-related macular degeneration.Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal · 2022Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is among the leading causes of blindness at the global level. A review of studies between 2015 and 2018 found that about 1.7% of the general population with any type of diabetes mellitus suffered from proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Since the 1960s, panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) has been the mainstay of treatment for PDR. During this period, PRP has been credited with a significant degree of success and a relatively low complication rate. However, the advent of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy with the beginning of the new millennium provided a treatment modality that was noninferior to PRP. A decade-long period of comparisons and debates between these two treatment modalities repeatedly favored anti-VEGF over PRP, as studies demonstrated that the former provided potentially superior outcomes to PRP. The aim of this review is to briefly discuss and compare the relevant studies and evidence supporting these two treatments.
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