Intravitreal dexamethasone implant one month before versus concomitant with cataract surgery in patients with diabetic macular oedema: the dexcat study.
Matteo FallicoTeresio AvitabileNiccolò CastellinoAntonio LongoAndrea RussoVincenza Maria Elena BonfiglioFrancesca ParisiClaudio FurinoGiacomo PanozzoVincenzo ScorciaAdriano CarnevaliFrancesco Maria BandelloMaurizio Battaglia ParodiGilda CennamoSalvatore CillinoMaria VadalàValentina Sunseri TrapaniCagini CarloTito FioreMarco LupidiMariacristina ParravanoMonica VaranoPaola GiornoFrancesco BosciaErmete GiancipoliChiara M EandiYannick Le MerMichele ReibaldiPublished in: Acta ophthalmologica (2020)
Both approaches prevented a worsening of DME, showing a comparable visual outcome. Dexamethasone (DEX) implant given at the same time as cataract surgery provided a better anatomical outcome.