Guidelines from an expert panel for the management of diabetic macular edema in the Malaysian population.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To derive a Malaysia guideline and consensus as part of the Malaysia Retina Group's efforts for diagnosis, treatment, and best practices of diabetic macular edema (DME). The experts' panel suggests that the treatment algorithm to be divided into groups according to involvement the central macula. The purpose of DME therapy is to improve edema and achieve the best visual results with the least amount of treatment load.

Methods

On two different occasions, a panel of 14 retinal specialists from Malaysia, together with an external expert, responded to a questionnaire on management of DME. A consensus was sought by voting after compiling, analyzing and discussion on first-phase replies on the round table discussion. A recommendation was deemed to have attained consensus when

SUBMITTER: Ngah NF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10172084 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature