Diabetic macular edema treatment guidelines in India: All India Ophthalmological Society Diabetic Retinopathy Task Force and Vitreoretinal Society of India consensus statement

Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a common cause of moderate visual impairment among people with diabetes. Due to the rising number of people with diabetes in India, the absolute numbers of people with DME are significant. There are several treatment options for DME, and the choice of treatment is bas...

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Published in:Indian journal of ophthalmology 2021-11, Vol.69 (11), p.3076-3086
Main Authors: Giridhar, Sneha, Verma, Lalit, Rajendran, Anand, Bhende, Muna, Goyal, Mallika, Ramasamy, Kim, Rajalakshmi, Padmaja, R, Natarajan, Sundaram, Palanivelu, Mahesh Shanmugam, Raman, Rajiv, Sivaprasad, Sobha
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Language:English
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Consensus
Consensus Statement
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic Retinopathy - diagnosis
Diabetic Retinopathy - epidemiology
Diabetic Retinopathy - therapy
Edema
Humans
India - epidemiology
Macular Edema - diagnosis
Macular Edema - epidemiology
Macular Edema - therapy
Ophthalmology
Retina
Retinopathy
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Summary:Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a common cause of moderate visual impairment among people with diabetes. Due to the rising number of people with diabetes in India, the absolute numbers of people with DME are significant. There are several treatment options for DME, and the choice of treatment is based on the availability of retinal specialists and infrastructure for the delivery of treatment. A major challenge is the out-of-pocket expenditure incurred by patients as most treatment options are costly. Treatment also varies based on the associated ocular and systemic conditions. The All India Ophthalmology Society (AIOS) and the Vitreo-Retinal Society of India (VRSI) have developed this consensus statement of the AIOS DR task force and VRSI on practice points of DME management in India. The objective is to describe the preferred practice patterns for the management of DME considering the different presentations of DME in different clinical scenarios.
ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689
DOI:10.4103/ijo.IJO_1469_21