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Volume 9
Journal of Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology Conference 2018
September 17-18, 2018
September 17-18, 2018 Tokyo, Japan
17
th
Asia Pacific Ophthalmologists Annual Meeting
J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2018, Volume 9
DOI: 10.4172/2155-9570-C6-094
Short-term outcomes of near-infrared photobiomodulation for permanent diabetic macular edema
Masoumeh Ahadi
1
and Afsaneh Ebrahimi
2
1
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Iran
2
Omid Hospital, Iran
Purpose:
To assess the efficacy of photo-biomodulation with near-infrared radiation for treatment of permanent macular
edema in diabetic patients.
Methods:
12 eyes of 10 patients with permanent macular edema were included in this study. All patients underwent slit
lamp examination and assessment of visual acuity, intraocular pressure and optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Photo-
biomodulation was performed using portable device (Warp 10, Quantum device) and applied near to the eye for 300s daily for
two months. Patients were re-assessed 1, 2, and 4 months after treatment.
Results:
The mean visual acuity was 0.45±0.29 Snellen and the mean acuity at four months following treatment was 0.66±0.34,
VA and increased by 1.85±1.2 Snellen lines (P<0.001). The mean central macula thickness was 537 µm primarily and decreased
to 520 µm after treatment (P=0.015). No adverse events were observed, including blurred vision, inflammation and increased
intraocular pressure or increased macular edema in any patient.
Conclusion:
Photo-biomodulation resulted in a decrease in macular thickness and improvement in visual acuity in patients
with permanent macular edema which they have no invasive and expensive treatment.
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