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ReviewInternational journal of ophthalmology2026

Therapeutic approaches to diabetic macular edema assessed using optical coherence tomography and optical coherence tomography angiography.

Parisa Alsadat Dadkhah, Hamed Taheri, Masoud Noroozi, Asma Rasouli, Zahra Sheikh, Saba Imanparvar, Saeed Zivari Lashkajani, Nahid Samadi, Javad Nadem, Behzadmehr Amirian and 7 more

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Review in International journal of ophthalmology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Parisa Alsadat DadkhahStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 8174673461, Iran.
Hamed TaheriDepartment of Dentistry and Implantology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan 420008, Russia.
Masoud NorooziDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 817467344, Iran.
Asma RasouliSchool of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan 45139-55846, Iran.
Zahra SheikhBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118-2908, USA.
Saba ImanparvarStudents Research Committee, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil 85991-56189, Iran.
Saeed Zivari LashkajaniStudent Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan 87159-73474, Iran.
Nahid SamadiStudent Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol 47745-47176, Iran.
Javad NademSchool of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Science, Rasht 13656-44165, Iran.
Behzadmehr AmirianStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1985717413, Iran.
Goharsharieh AlishiriStudents Research Committee, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil 85991-56189, Iran.
Ata Akhtari KohnehshahriFaculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5165665931, Iran.
Arshia ShafieiStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1985717413, Iran.
Amirreza HeydarlouFaculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5165665931, Iran.
Reza KhademiStudent Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91766-97145, Iran.
Anahita RahmatiStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1985717413, Iran.
Niloofar DeraviStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1985717413, Iran.

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Abstract

Overt and harmful diabetes mellitus (DM) has detrimental effects on individuals and, by extension, the community. Among the microvascular DM complications is diabetic retinopathy (DR). DR may cause irreversible vision deterioration in cases of poor blood glucose regulation. Changes in vascular permeability are key trigger points for diabetic macular edema (DME), a condition characterized by the accumulation of fluid in the macula. The development of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway inhibitors has provided a pathogenesis-based treatment approach for DME. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides high-resolution imaging of the anatomy, including the aging of DME and its structural damage, in distinct morphologic subtypes of macular edema, thereby supporting the assessment of macular edema treatment. The availability of repeated OCT monitoring provides clinical reassurance through the treatment. OCT angiography (OCTA) provides retinal blood flow maps with high spatial resolution. The ability promotes an understanding of disease pathogenesis and facilitates the implementation of new therapeutic methods. This review compares the potential of OCT and OCTA in the diagnosis and treatment of DME, as well as their respective therapeutic applications.

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diabetic macular edemaoptical coherence tomographyoptical coherence tomography angiographyvascular endothelial growth factor

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