IMPORTANCE Radiation retinopathy following plaque radiotherapy for uveal melanoma can lead to vision loss that might be avoided with prophylactic anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment.OBJECTIVE To determine visual outcome following prophylactic intravitreal bevacizumab in patients with plaque-irradiated uveal melanoma.
SB is superior in terms of final VA and occurrence of post-operative cataract in uncomplicated phakic RRDs. PPV is more likely to achieve a favorable final re-attachment in pseudophakic/aphakic RRDs.
For the first time it has been demonstrated that PEDF can decrease mitochondria-derived ROS generation and subsequently downregulate VEGF expression, possibly through inhibiting HG-induced JAK2/STAT3 activation, which may offer a promising strategy for halting the development of complications of diabetes.
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