Evaluation of the Systemic Pro-Inflammatory Response Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy as a Limiting Factor on the Efficacy of Intravitreal Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema

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  • Pedro Silva Brito Opthalmology Department, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal; Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Campus Gualtar, Braga, Portugal
  • Jorge Correia Pinto Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Campus Gualtar, Braga, Portugal; ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
  • Rufino Silva Department of Ophthalmology. Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra (CHUC), Coimbra, Portugal; Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research. Faculty of Medicine.University of Coimbra (iCBR- FMUC, Coimbra, Portugal); Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image (AIBILI), Coimbra, Portugal

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https://doi.org/10.48560/rspo.24503

Keywords:

Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Edema, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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Brito P, Costa J, Gomes N, Costa S, Correia-Pinto J, Silva R. Serum pro-inflammatory factors as predictors of persistent diabetic macular oedema with limited anatomic response to anti-VEGF: association with intravitreal injection treatment profiles in real-world setting. Acta Ophthalmol. 2020; 98:e421-e427. doi: 10.1111/aos.14308.

Brito PS, Costa JV, Barbosa-Matos C, Costa SM, Correia-Pinto J, Silva RM. Association of serum vasogenic and proinflammatory factors with clinical response to anti-vascular endothelial growth factor for diabetic macular edema. Retina. 2021; 41:345-54. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000002852.

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2021-06-30

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Brito, P. S., Correia Pinto, J., & Silva, R. (2021). Evaluation of the Systemic Pro-Inflammatory Response Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy as a Limiting Factor on the Efficacy of Intravitreal Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema. Revista Sociedade Portuguesa De Oftalmologia, 45(2), 117–120. https://doi.org/10.48560/rspo.24503

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