Behavior of SD-OCT Detectable Hyperreflective Foci in Diabetic Macular Edema Patients after Therapy with Anti-VEGF Agents and Dexamethasone Implants.
Anne RübsamLaura WerneckeSaskia RauDominika PohlmannBert MüllerOliver ZeitzAntonia M JoussenPublished in: Journal of diabetes research (2021)
The dynamic rearrangement of the small HF and their slightly greater reduction after anti-inflammatory therapy suggest inflammatory cells as their origin, whereas larger HF in the outer retinal layers correspond to microexudates. Furthermore, we found a more favourable outcome in patients with HF after treatment with dexamethasone implants compared to anti-VEGF agents.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- optical coherence tomography
- anti inflammatory
- vascular endothelial growth factor
- high dose
- chronic kidney disease
- low dose
- diabetic retinopathy
- endothelial cells
- induced apoptosis
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- acute heart failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- soft tissue
- prognostic factors
- heart failure
- cell cycle arrest
- stem cells
- atrial fibrillation