Abdominal obesity as a predictor for response to anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy in patients with diabetic macular edema

Background and aim Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a major cause of visual disturbance among diabetic patients. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy has been widely used to treat DME. Obesity is associated with higher levels of circulating VEGF, which may worsen diabetic retin...

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Main Authors: Tamer E. Wasfy, Shaimaa S. Soliman, Nehad Hawash, Elham A. Gad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ejos.ejos_25_24
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