Conclusion
In our patients with ocular Behçet’s disease, retinal vasculitis was the cause of macular edema. Long standing macular edema can provoke considerable reduction of vision and non-reversible lesions such as macular degeneration.
In most cases macular edema persisted despite our severe medical treatments. Other interventions should be undertaken to prevent chronic macular edema and its consequences.
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Chams, H. et al. (2004). Origin and Outcome of Macular Edema in Behçet’s Disease. In: Zouboulis, C.C. (eds) Adamantiades-Behçet’s Disease. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 528. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48382-3_71
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