Selective Laser In Treatment Of Diabetic Macular Edema

Diabetes mellitus (DM) absolute or relative deficiency of endogenous insulin or resulting from peripheral ineffectiveness of chronic hyperglycemia, carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism disorder, capillary membrane changes, and accelerated atherosclerosis associated with chronic, progressive disease (1). The main cause of vision loss in patients with diabetic macular edema(4). In the treatment of macula edema, laser photocoagulation, VEGF inhibitors and vitrectomy is recommended. Choroid, neuroretina, photoreceptors preserving particularly selective RPE laser damage seems to be the appropriate treatment method (24). It was seen that Fundus was preserved µs pulse duration and consecutive irradiation damage, selective RPE with photoreceptors (26,27). Suffered damage to the planned study of selective RPE treatment in diabetic macular edema, Afyon Kocatepe University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Unit, between October 2005 and February 2007 were followed up with a diagnosis of DRP, and triggers as a result of the examination detected the presence of macular edema over the age of 18, 99 eyes of 84 patients separated into 2 groups and administered SRL and grid laser treatment followed 6 months. As a result, SRL, and grid laser photocoagulation was effective in the treatment of DMÖ. 84.9 % increase in SRL-treated patients and stabilization of visual acuities were determined. It was confirmed that in Grid laser group and 6-month follow-up and stabilization as a result of an increase in visual acuity was 89.9%.