Diabetic Macular Edema
Conditions
Keywords
Macular grid, Subthreshold, diabetic macular edema, decrease in visual acuity
Brief summary
Diabetic related complications are increasing day by day due to increse in the number of diabetic patients all over the world. Diabetic macular edema is one of them and a major cause of vision imparment. Various kind of treatment modalities are preent to treat this coplication. Grid laser is one treatment modality. Laser phtocoagulation is a destrictive procedure.Laser power if kept to aminimum can get the desired results without severe destruction to the retina . In this study, the investigators are going to document the effect of minimal grid laser tn loss o overcome the visioe to diabetic macular edema.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Dow University of Health Sciences
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diabetic patients with macular edema. * both sexes * conset to participate.
Exclusion criteria
* focal edema. * patients requiring only the focal laser. * patients with proferative diabetic retinopathy. * Patients with ischaemic maculopathy on fundus fluorescein angiography.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Improvement of visual acuity after grid laser | 6 week | Visual acuity will be mesured pre laser and 06 weeks post laser |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Complication | during first six weeks after laser | Patiens willbe asked and examined for any potentiail anticipated complication. |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed