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Hyperreflective foci on optical coherence tomography associate with treatment outcome for anti-VEGF in patients with diabetic macular edema.

Vivian SchreurLebriz AltayFreekje van AstenJoannes M M GroenewoudSascha FauserB Jeroen KleveringCarel B HoyngEiko K de Jong
Published in: PloS one (2018)
In patients with DME treated with anti-VEGF, higher baseline numbers of HF have predictive value for treatment response in terms of visual acuity improvement and CRT decrease after 3 months. In addition, HF were responsive to anti-VEGF therapy.
Keyphrases
  • vascular endothelial growth factor
  • endothelial cells
  • optical coherence tomography
  • acute heart failure
  • cancer therapy
  • diabetic retinopathy
  • atrial fibrillation
  • cell therapy
  • smoking cessation
  • newly diagnosed