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. 2021 Mar 18;14(3):472-475.
doi: 10.18240/ijo.2021.03.23. eCollection 2021.

Long-term hemodialysis improved and stabilized diabetic macular edema: two case reports

Wei Fan  1 , Rong-Di Yuan  1
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Long-term hemodialysis improved and stabilized diabetic macular edema: two case reports

Wei Fan et al. Int J Ophthalmol. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1. Baseline fundus photograph of the patient in case one.
Figure 2
Figure 2. The patient did not present with macular edema in the OCT images at baseline (A), OCT revealed cystoid macular edema in both eyes after half a year's ophthalmic treatments (B), after four years' hemodialysis, macular edema was not found in the OCT images (C).
Figure 3
Figure 3. Baseline fundus photograph of the patient in case two.
Figure 4
Figure 4. The patient presented with macular edema in the OCT images at baseline (A), OCT revealed significant bilateral cystoid macular edema after two years' ophthalmic treatments (B). After two years' hemodialysis, the thickness of macular was decreased in the OCT images (C). After four years' hemodialysis, OCT showed shape of the fovea remains stable (D).
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