• Department of Ophthalmology, Central Theater Command General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Wuhan 430070, China;
Chen Xiao, Email: cxfn817@163.com
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Diabetic macular edema (DME) is the main cause of visual impairment in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR). Currently, the main treatment methods of DME include intravitreal injection of anti-VEGF drugs, glucocorticoids and laser photocoagulation, but there are still some patients who do not respond or respond poorly to non-surgical treatments. Clinical and basic studies have confirmed that the abnormality of the vitreous-retinal interface plays an important role in the pathogenesis of DME. Par plana vitrectomy (PPV) can relieve macular traction, clear the vitreous cavity VEGF and other inflammatory cytokines, increase the vitreous cavity oxygen concentration, improve retinal oxygen supply, reduce retinal thickness of traction and non-traction DME, and improve patients' vision. However, how to choose and apply PPV to treat DME in specific practice, and to further improve the efficacy of PPV, including the innovation of surgical technology, combined treatment and the choice of surgical timing, still needs more clinical studies to explore.

Citation: Zhu Li, Chen Xiao. The progress of vitreous surgery for diabetic macular edema. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2020, 36(11): 906-909. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn511434-20190827-00266 Copy

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