08.10.2020 | Leitlinien, Stellungnahmen und Empfehlungen
Statement of the German Ophthalmological Society, the German Retina Society, and the Professional Association of Ophthalmologists in Germany on treatment of diabetic macular edema
Dated August 2019
Erschienen in: Die Ophthalmologie | Sonderheft 1/2021
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To determine the treatment indication of diabetic macular edema (DME), the following examinations should be performed as a minimum: assessment of best-corrected visual acuity, slit-lamp examination of the anterior eye segment (for, e.g., neovascularization of the iris), stereoscopic dilated examination of the entire retina, fluorescein angiography (FA), optical coherence tomography (OCT).Grade of recommendation: ⇑⇑
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Diabetic macular edema should only be treated using intravitreal drugs if a positive effect on functional (and morphological) status can be expected on the basis of findings.Grade of recommendation: ⇑⇑