Systemic contribution of inflammatory mediators to the severity of diabetic and uveitic macular edema.
Marc Figueras-RocaJessica MatasVíctor LlorensAnna Sala-PuigdollersManuel NavarroJavier Zarranz-VenturaAlfredo AdánBlanca MolinsPublished in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2021)
Peripheral blood IL-6 and IL-8 levels could play a role in the severity of DME and UME, respectively. IL-8 even seems to be independently associated with CMT and MV in UME cases. Such systemic implications could enforce DME and UME personalized diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.