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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Anatomical and Functional Effects of an Oral Supplementation of Bromelain and Curcugreen in Patients with Focal Diabetic Macular Edema.

Adriano Carnevali, Sabrina Vaccaro, Massimiliano Borselli, Soufiane Bousyf, Luca Lamonica, Giorgio Randazzo, Giuseppe Giannaccare, Vincenzo Scorcia

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adriano CarnevaliDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Sabrina VaccaroDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Massimiliano BorselliDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5262-9765
Soufiane BousyfDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Luca LamonicaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Giorgio RandazzoDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Giuseppe GiannaccareDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2617-0289
Vincenzo ScorciaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6826-7957
Magna Graecia University · ITUniversity of Cagliari · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most severe diabetes-related complications, and macular edema stands as the primary contributor to the loss of central vision in individuals diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this study was to investigate the anatomical and functional effects of the oral administration of bromelain and curcugreen in patients controlled by therapy with non-proliferative DR presenting focal edema. Patients were enrolled and divided into two groups: group A (n = 18) received two tablets a day of bromelain and curcugreen (Retinil Forte

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bromelaincurcumindiabetic retinopathymacula edemanutraceuticalsoptical coherence tomography

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