Effect of Dexamethasone Implant in Hard Exudate Complicated With Diabetic Macular Edema

Summary

A Single Arm, Single Dose Study to Evaluate the Effect of intravitreal dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex®) on hard exudates of diabetic macular edema.

Timeline

Start

2015-02

Primary completion

2016-12

Completion

2016-12

Publications

• Background Bhagat N, Grigorian RA, Tutela A, Zarbin MA. Diabetic macular edema: pathogenesis and treatment. Surv Ophthalmol. 2009 Jan-Feb;54(1):1-32. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2008.10.001.
• Background Klein R, Klein BE, Moss SE, Cruickshanks KJ. The Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy. XV. The long-term incidence of macular edema. Ophthalmology. 1995 Jan;102(1):7-16. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(95)31052-4.
• Background Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Research Group; Nathan DM, Genuth S, Lachin J, Cleary P, Crofford O, Davis M, Rand L, Siebert C. The effect of intensive treatment of diabetes on the development and progression of long-term complications in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. N Engl J Med. 1993 Sep 30;329(14):977-86. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199309303291401.
• Background Photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema. Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study report number 1. Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study research group. Arch Ophthalmol. 1985 Dec;103(12):1796-806.
• Background Haller JA, Kuppermann BD, Blumenkranz MS, Williams GA, Weinberg DV, Chou C, Whitcup SM; Dexamethasone DDS Phase II Study Group. Randomized controlled trial of an intravitreous dexamethasone drug delivery system in patients with diabetic macular edema. Arch Ophthalmol. 2010 Mar;128(3):289-96. doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2010.21.
• Yoon CK, Sagong M, Shin JP, Lee SJ, Lee JE, Lee JE, Chung I, Jeong WJ, Pak KY, Kim HW. Title: efficacy of intravitreal dexamethasone implant on hard exudate in diabetic macular edema. BMC Ophthalmol. 2021 Jan 15;21(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s12886-020-01786-2.

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