Treatment of diabetic macular edema in real‐world clinical practice: The effect of aging

ABSTRACT Aims/Introduction In older patients, the management of diabetic macular edema (DME) can be complicated by comorbidities, geriatric syndrome, and socioeconomic status. This study aims to evaluate the effects of aging on the management of DME. Materials and Methods This is a real‐world clinic...

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Published in:Journal of diabetes investigation 2022-08, Vol.13 (8), p.1339-1346
Main Authors: Kusuhara, Sentaro, Shimura, Masahiko, Kitano, Shigehiko, Sugimoto, Masahiko, Muramatsu, Daisuke, Fukushima, Harumi, Takamura, Yoshihiro, Matsumoto, Makiko, Kokado, Masahide, Kogo, Jiro, Sasaki, Mariko, Morizane, Yuki, Utsumi, Takuya, Kotake, Osamu, Koto, Takashi, Terasaki, Hiroto, Hirano, Takao, Ishikawa, Hiroto, Mitamura, Yoshinori, Okamoto, Fumiki, Kinoshita, Takamasa, Kimura, Kazuhiro, Yamashiro, Kenji, Suzuki, Yukihiko, Hikichi, Taiichi, Washio, Noriaki, Sato, Tomohito, Ohkoshi, Kishiko, Tsujinaka, Hiroki, Kondo, Mineo, Takagi, Hitoshi, Murata, Toshinori, Sakamoto, Taiji
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acuity
Age
Aged
Aging
Clinical medicine
Comorbidity
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic macular edema
Diabetic retinopathy
Diabetic Retinopathy - complications
Diabetic Retinopathy - epidemiology
Diabetic Retinopathy - therapy
Edema
Eye diseases
Geriatrics
Humans
Macular Edema - drug therapy
Macular Edema - therapy
Older people
Original
Patients
Population
Regression analysis
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
Vascular endothelial growth factor
Visual Acuity
Visual impairment
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Summary:ABSTRACT Aims/Introduction In older patients, the management of diabetic macular edema (DME) can be complicated by comorbidities, geriatric syndrome, and socioeconomic status. This study aims to evaluate the effects of aging on the management of DME. Materials and Methods This is a real‐world clinical study including 1,552 patients with treatment‐naïve center‐involved DME. The patients were categorized into 4 categories by age at baseline (C1,
ISSN:2040-1116
2040-1124
2040-1124
DOI:10.1111/jdi.13801