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Long-term visual results after vitrectomy in diabetic macular edema

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Since the introduction of lasercoagulation, therapy of diabetic macular edema, which is the most frequent cause for loss of vision in diabetic patients, had become possible. The accumulation of intraretinal fluid due to hyperpermeability of the retinal vasculature may lead to focal, diffuse and cystoid edema [1].

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  1. Ophthalmic Clinic, University Innsbruck, Austria

    Gerhard Kieselbach MD (Associate Professor), M. Pedri, J. Troger & M. T. Kralinger

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Kieselbach, G., Kralinger, F., Pedri, M., Troger, J., Kralinger, M.T. (2004). Long-term visual results after vitrectomy in diabetic macular edema. In: Binder, S. (eds) The Macula. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7985-7_22

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