Evaluation of the Effect of Garlic Tablet as a Complementary Treatment for Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy.

Seyede Pegah Azarchehry Elham Sadeghi Mohammad Karim Johari Ehsan Namvar Fatemeh Sanie-Jahromi

Published in: Journal of diabetes research (2022)

Our trial suggests that garlic supplements can improve visual acuity, decrease the CMT and lower the IOP, and can be considered as an adjuvant treatment in patients with diabetic macular edema. Garlic was satisfactorily tolerated in diabetic patients, and no significant adverse effect interrupting the safety profile was observed.

Keyphrases

diabetic retinopathy
clinical trial
optical coherence tomography
emergency department
phase iii
replacement therapy
open label
electronic health record