Combination of Standard Lucentis Therapy With Micropulse Diode Laser for the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate if a combination therapy with micropulse diode laser treatment shows non inferiority on visual acuity within 12 months in comparison to standard therapy (intravitreal injection of ranibizumab only).

Timeline

Start

2014-04-30

Primary completion

2017-11

Completion

2017-12-31

Publications

• Furashova O, Strassburger P, Becker KA, Engelmann K. Efficacy of combining intravitreal injections of ranibizumab with micropulse diode laser versus intravitreal injections of ranibizumab alone in diabetic macular edema (ReCaLL): a single center, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority clinical trial. BMC Ophthalmol. 2020 Jul 29;20(1):308. doi: 10.1186/s12886-020-01576-w.

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