Treatments for DME
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Your doctor injects medicine into your eye after numbing it. Most people start with monthly injections, then decrease over time. The main options are aflibercept, bevacizumab, and ranibizumab.
Focal grid macular laser surgery. Lasers can seal leaky blood vessels in the retina to reduce swelling. This is often combined with anti-VEGF shots. Usually only one laser treatment is needed per eye.
Corticosteroids. Steroid medications target retinal inflammation. They can be injected or implanted in the eye. While effective, steroids may increase the risk of other eye problems, so they are not usually the first treatment tried.
NSAID eyedrops. Anti-inflammatory eyedrops may prevent or reduce swelling, especially around eye surgery. They fight inflammation without steroid side effects. With proper treatment, many people with diabetic macular edema can preserve their vision. To learn more, visit webmd.com.
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Diabetic macular edema occurs when fluid leaks from blood vessels in the retina, causing swelling in the macula that can lead to vision loss in people with diabetes. Let's explore the latest treatments helping patients preserve their vision with DME. Anti-VEGF shots. Anti-VEGF injections block a protein that causes abnormal blood vessel growth. Your doctor injects medicine into your eye after numbing it. Most people start with monthly injections, then decrease over time. The main options are aflibercept, bevacizumab, and ranibizumab.
Focal grid macular laser surgery. Lasers can seal leaky blood vessels in the retina to reduce swelling. This is often combined with anti-VEGF shots. Usually only one laser treatment is needed per eye.
Corticosteroids. Steroid medications target retinal inflammation. They can be injected or implanted in the eye. While effective, steroids may increase the risk of other eye problems, so they are not usually the first treatment tried.
NSAID eyedrops. Anti-inflammatory eyedrops may prevent or reduce swelling, especially around eye surgery. They fight inflammation without steroid side effects. With proper treatment, many people with diabetic macular edema can preserve their vision. To learn more, visit webmd.com.
