dc.contributor.author | Strain, WD | |
dc.contributor.author | Cos, X | |
dc.contributor.author | Prünte, C | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-13T12:56:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-01-29 | |
dc.description.abstract | Diabetes is a growing worldwide epidemic and a leading cause of blindness in working-age people around the world. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME) are common causes of visual impairment in people with diabetes and often indicate the presence of diabetes-associated preclinical micro- and macrovascular complications. As such, patients with DR and DME often display complex, highly comorbid profiles. Several treatments are currently available for the treatment of DME, including anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents, which are administered via intravitreal injection. While the safety profiles of approved ocular anti-VEGF therapies have been reassuring, the high-risk nature of the DME patient population means that treatment must be carefully considered and a holistic approach to disease management should be taken. This requires multidisciplinary, collaborative care involving all relevant specialties to ensure that patients not only receive prompt treatment for DME but also appropriate consideration is taken of any systemic comorbidities to evaluate and minimize potentially serious safety issues. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | WDS would like to acknowledge the support of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Exeter Clinical Research Facility and the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre scheme. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the National Health Service, the NIHR, or the Department of Health. Editorial support was provided by Fishawack Communications Ltd, Oxford, UK; this service was funded by Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland. The manuscript was developed in accordance with the Good Publication Practice guidelines (GPP3). | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 126, April 2017, pp. 1 - 9 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.diabres.2017.01.013 | |
dc.identifier.other | S0168-8227(16)31524-8 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/26515 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28189948 | en_GB |
dc.rights | (c) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). | en_GB |
dc.subject | Anti-VEGF | en_GB |
dc.subject | Diabetes | en_GB |
dc.subject | Diabetic macular edema | en_GB |
dc.subject | Multidisciplinary teams | en_GB |
dc.subject | Safety | en_GB |
dc.title | Considerations for management of patients with diabetic macular edema: Optimizing treatment outcomes and minimizing safety concerns through interdisciplinary collaboration. | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2017-03-13T12:56:50Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0168-8227 | |
exeter.place-of-publication | Ireland | en_GB |
dc.description | Published online | en_GB |
dc.description | Journal Article | en_GB |
dc.description | Review | en_GB |
dc.description | This is the final version of the article. Available from Elsevier via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1872-8227 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice | en_GB |