Topical dexamethasone <i>γ</i>‐cyclodextrin nanoparticle eye drops increase visual acuity and decrease macular thickness in diabetic macular oedema

Akihiro Ohira, Katsunori Hara, Gauti Jóhannesson, Masaki Tanito, Gudrún Marta Ásgrímsdóttir, Sigrún H. Lund, Einar Stefánsson

Acta Ophthalmologica · 2015 · 95 citations · 18 references

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Abstract

Topical DexNP significantly improve visual acuity and decrease macular thickness in patients with DME. The effect is similar to that from subtenon triamcinolone. A modest increase in IOP was seen with the nanoparticle eye drops, but IOP normalized after the discontinuation of treatment.

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