Proliferative diabetic retinopathy without preoperative pan-retinal photocoagulation is associated with higher levels of intravitreal IL-6 and postoperative inflammation

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy without preoperative pan-retinal photocoagulation is associated with higher levels of intravitreal IL-6 and postoperative inflammation

Abstract Purpose Intravitreal cytokine levels and differences in the severity of postoperative inflammation in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) were compared between subjects treated with pan-retinal photocoagulation (PRP) prior to undergoing vitreous surgery and those treated...

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Main Authors: Yukihiko Suzuki, Kobu Adachi, Natsuki Maeda, Reiko Tanabu, Takashi Kudo, Mitsuru Nakazawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:International Journal of Retina and Vitreous
Subjects:
Diabetic retinopathy
Vitrectomy
Interleukin-6
Vascular endothelial growth factor
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40942-020-00222-3

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