[Real-life Data on the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Oedema in Germany].

Conclusions Results of real life treatment in clinical routine are found to fall behind controlled, prospective trials, as found to the findings in other anti-VEGF indications: mean gain in VA is lower than in prospective trials, and the initial gain cannot be fully maintained over a prolonged time period. Similarly, the number of injections received is markedly lower than in controlled trials. This can partially be explained by differences in study populations and a negative selection bias in longer term results. However, additional barriers that hamper timely treatment tailored to disease activity requirements must be identified and circumvented where possible. PMID: 29232757 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Klin Monbl Augenheilkd Source Type: research