Luigi Capone, Pietro Airaghi, Pasquale Aragona, Nicolò Castellino, Maria Vittoria Cicinelli, Francesco Ciucci, Michele Coppola, Cristiano De Gaetano, Rosangela Lattanzio, Massimo Lorusso, Martina Maceroni, Maria Elena Malvasi, Luisa Marco, Michele Marraffa, Gaia Martini, Rodolfo Mastropasqua, Angelo Maria Minnella, Eleni Nikolopulou, Elina Ortisi, Elena Pacella, Vincenzo Papa, Claudio Pennesi, Michele Reibaldi, Stanislao Rizzo, Lisa Toto, Luigi Trombetta, Francesco Bandello
OBJECTIVES: to evaluate long-term effectiveness and safety of fluocinolone acetonide (FAc) implant used as second-line treatment in patients with persistent diabetic macular edema (DME). METHODS: retrospective data chart review of 241 pseudophakic eyes of 178 patients treated with FAc from July 2017 to December 2021 in 10 medical retinal units in Italy. The primary endpoint was the change of best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central macular thickness (CMT) at 2 years...
February 23, 2024: European Journal of Ophthalmology