The macular function and structure in patients with diabetic macular edema before and after ranibizumab treatment

Conclusion Improvement of visual acuity and reduction in macular thickness were maintained up to the 6-month follow-up. The results of electrophysiological examinations revealed that ranibizumab injections tend to stabilize bioelectrical macular function of the outer, middle and inner retinal layers, which was impossible to recognize on the basis of visual acuity and OCT. Therefore, the electrophysiological examinations should be used as an additional objective tool for the evaluation of the anti-VEGF treatment effectiveness in DME.
Source: Documenta Ophthalmologica - Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research