The Systemic Blood Pressure and Oxygen Saturation in Retinal Arterioles Predict the Effect of Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Treatment on Diabetic Maculopathy | Zendy

Toke Bek | Zendy; Christina Mørup Jørgensen | Zendy

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The Systemic Blood Pressure and Oxygen Saturation in Retinal Arterioles Predict the Effect of Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Treatment on Diabetic Maculopathy

Author(s) -

Toke Bek,

Christina Mørup Jørgensen

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

investigative ophthalmology and visual science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1552-5783

pISSN - 0146-0404

DOI - 10.1167/iovs.16-20305

Subject(s) - retinal , medicine , maculopathy , diabetes mellitus , ophthalmology , oxygen saturation , diabetic retinopathy , blood pressure , visual acuity , retinopathy , endocrinology , oxygen , chemistry , organic chemistry

The advent of vascular endothelial VEGF antagonists has increased the therapeutic options for diabetic maculopathy considerably. However, there is a need to identify patients who respond favorably to the treatment from those in whom the treatment is less effective. The purpose of the present study was to test the hypothesis that the oxygen saturation in retinal vessels together with other risk factors can predict the effect of anti-VEGF treatment on diabetic maculopathy.

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