Surgery Equals Drug Treatment for Bleeding in Diabetic Retinopathy

[Ashmita]

In the treatment of vitreous hemorrhage from proliferative diabetic retinopathy, intraocular injection with anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) shows similar efficacy to that of vitrectomy with photocoagulation; however, patients commonly require both treatments, new research shows.

[Arundhuti]

@ashmita While intravitreal injection of [an] anti-VEGF agent...may be a safe alternative to vitrectomy for the initial management of vitreous hemorrhage from proliferative diabetic retinopathy, vitrectomy with panretinal photocoagulation remains the standard care for this vision threatening complication for most patients