Lasting Resolution of Diabetic Macular Edema and Stable Improvement of Visual Acuity after Treatment with Pars Plana Vitrectomy | Zendy

C. Jahn | Zendy; D Schöpfer | Zendy; Thomas Heinzle | Zendy; Jürgen Boller | Zendy; Patricia V. Schwacha | Zendy; Silvia Sander | Zendy; Martina Kron | Zendy

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Lasting Resolution of Diabetic Macular Edema and Stable Improvement of Visual Acuity after Treatment with Pars Plana Vitrectomy

Author(s) -

C. Jahn,

D Schöpfer,

Thomas Heinzle,

Jürgen Boller,

Patricia V. Schwacha,

Silvia Sander,

Martina Kron

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

ophthalmologica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.639

H-Index - 60

eISSN - 1423-0267

pISSN - 0030-3755

DOI - 10.1159/000213642

Subject(s) - pars plana , vitrectomy , diabetic macular edema , medicine , ophthalmology , visual acuity , diabetic retinopathy , macular edema , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology

We refer to our earlier publication in this journal [1] in which we – in agreement with the results obtained by many other investigators – reported a short-term beneficial effect of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) on the morphological and functional characteristics of eyes with diabetic macular edema. Since the duration of a Received: August 14, 2007 Accepted after revision: April 11, 2008 Published online: April 22, 2009

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