Vitreoretinal surgeon relates stepwise approach to managing DME

When managing patients with diabetic macular edema, it is important that clinicians have defined first-line and second-line therapies, according to one vitreoretinal surgeon.“We now have a much better handle on how to control diabetic macular edema based on recent research studies for guidance,” Ankoor R. Shah, MD, said, citing the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network (DRCR.net) Protocol T study findings.