Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant for Postoperative Macular Oedema Secondary to Vitrectomy for Epiretinal Membrane and Retinal Detachment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Guglielmo Parisi Matteo FallicoTeresio AvitabileAntonio LongoElina OrtisiAndrea RussoFrancesco PetrilloAndrea MaugeriMartina BarchittaVincenza BonfiglioClaudio FurinoGilda CennamoPaolo CaselgrandiPaola MaroloLuca VentreMichele Reibaldi

Published in: Journal of ophthalmology (2021)

This meta-analysis showed that DEX yielded a significant improvement in visual and anatomical outcomes, even if limited by significant heterogeneity. Dexamethasone implant represents an effective treatment for postoperative macular oedema secondary to ERM and RD vitrectomy.

Keyphrases

diabetic retinopathy
optical coherence tomography
systematic review
patients undergoing
low dose
high dose
soft tissue
age related macular degeneration
meta analyses
single cell
type diabetes
vascular endothelial growth factor
replacement therapy
glycemic control