Out of darkness comes light-is there a role for light masks in treatment of diabetic macular oedema?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
² Smt Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.

Editorial

Mali Okada et al. Ann Transl Med. 2018 Nov.

. 2018 Nov;6(Suppl 1):S73.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.10.50.

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
² Smt Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: M Okada and J Chhablani received travel and honoraria from Allergan.

Clinical efficacy and safety of a light mask for prevention of dark adaptation in treating and preventing progression of early diabetic macular oedema at 24 months (CLEOPATRA): a multicentre, phase 3, randomised controlled trial.
Sivaprasad S, Vasconcelos JC, Prevost AT, Holmes H, Hykin P, George S, Murphy C, Kelly J, Arden GB; CLEOPATRA Study Group. Sivaprasad S, et al. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2018 May;6(5):382-391. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(18)30036-6. Epub 2018 Mar 5. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2018. PMID: 29519744 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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