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Tear-Derived Exosomal miR-15a as New Diagnostic Tool for Diabetic Retinopathy
Published on: December 30, 2025
[Treatment of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy]
1jakob.grauslund@rsyd.dk.
Abstract:
In diabetic retinopathy, treatment is indicated for sight-threatening complications like proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and diabetic macular oedema (DME). For decades, treatment has been with panretinal laser for PDR and focal/grid laser for DME. In recent years, intravitreal therapy with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibition or steroids has replaced laser treatment in centre-involving DME. Intravitreal VEGF-inhibition has also demonstrated effectiveness in PDR, but long-term studies are needed to address the concern of a potential continuous treatment burden.
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