TY - JOUR
T1 - Improvement of recalcitrant diabetic macular edema after peritoneal dialysis
AU - Ong, Sally S.
AU - Thomas, Akshay S.
AU - Fekrat, Sharon
PY - 2017/10
Y1 - 2017/10
N2 - Nephropathy may be an independent and contributory risk factor for diabetic macular edema (DME). A 69-year-old man who had previously been treated with panretinal laser photocoagulation for proliferative diabetic retinopathy as well as with steroid and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections for DME declined additional treatment for the DME, which was worse in the right eye. The DME was observed without further treatment for the next 36 months. Despite wellcontrolled blood sugar, blood pressure, and lipid levels, the DME remained unchanged. Peritoneal dialysis was started due to end-stage renal disease. Three months after commencing dialysis, the DME improved significantly.
AB - Nephropathy may be an independent and contributory risk factor for diabetic macular edema (DME). A 69-year-old man who had previously been treated with panretinal laser photocoagulation for proliferative diabetic retinopathy as well as with steroid and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections for DME declined additional treatment for the DME, which was worse in the right eye. The DME was observed without further treatment for the next 36 months. Despite wellcontrolled blood sugar, blood pressure, and lipid levels, the DME remained unchanged. Peritoneal dialysis was started due to end-stage renal disease. Three months after commencing dialysis, the DME improved significantly.
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U2 - 10.3928/23258160-20170928-09
DO - 10.3928/23258160-20170928-09
M3 - Article
C2 - 29020428
AN - SCOPUS:85031664860
SN - 2325-8160
VL - 48
SP - 834
EP - 837
JO - Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Retina
JF - Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Retina
IS - 10
ER -