Comparison of intravitreal dexamethasone implant and anti-VEGF drugs in the treatment of retinal vein occlusion-induced oedema: a meta-analysis and systematic review.
Shuai MingKunpeng XieMingzhu YangHuijuan HeYa LiBo LeiPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
Compared with anti-VEGF agents, DEX implant required fewer injections but had inferior functional efficacy and safety. Real-life trials supplemented the efficacy data for DEX implant.
Keyphrases
- vascular endothelial growth factor
- systematic review
- soft tissue
- endothelial cells
- diabetic retinopathy
- high glucose
- meta analyses
- low dose
- optical coherence tomography
- electronic health record
- diabetic rats
- drug induced
- high dose
- big data
- randomized controlled trial
- platelet rich plasma
- machine learning
- combination therapy
- oxidative stress
- data analysis
- smoking cessation