Abstract:This study aimed to evaluate the role and efficacy of vitrectomy in the management of chronic diabetic macular edema (DME) refractory to intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) and corticosteroid treatments. A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed by searching the Embase, Medline, and gray literature. Eight hundred and thirty-nine studies were retrieved and eight were selected (three for quantitative synthesis and five for qualitative synthesis). Visual acuity (VA) and cen… Show more
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