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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Wang W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6032159 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal of molecular sciences 20180620 6
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). It has long been recognized as a microvascular disease. The diagnosis of DR relies on the detection of microvascular lesions. The treatment of DR remains challenging. The advent of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy demonstrated remarkable clinical benefits in DR patients; however, the majority of patients failed to achieve clinically-significant visual improvement. Therefore, there is an urg ...[more]