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Atorvastatin for Diabetic Macular Edema in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus and Elevated Serum Cholesterol

T. Panagiotoglou, Emmanuel S. Ganotakis, George D. Kymionis, Joanna Moschandreas, Garufalia N. Fanti, Spyridon Charisis, Niki Malliaraki, Miltiadis K. Tsilimbaris

Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina · 2010 · 35 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

Oral atorvastatin therapy in patients with diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia seems to reduce the severity of hard exudates and fluorescein leakage in diabetic maculopathy and could be useful as an adjuvant therapy in the management of diabetic macular edema.

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