Research progress of clinical importance of detecting cytokines in the intraocular fluid in diabetic macular edema

VernacularTitle:眼内液细胞因子检测在糖尿病黄斑水肿中临床意义的研究进展
Author: Guoqiang ZENG ¹ ; Jianbo ZHONG ; Yi ZHANG ; Baikang YE ; Xiaoyan DOU ; Li CAI
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1. 深圳大学总医院眼科,　深圳　518000
Keywords: Intraocular fluid; Cytokine; Macular edema; Diabetic retinopathy; Review
From: Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2024;40(8):651-655
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Diabetic macular edema (DME) is the main cause of vision loss in diabetic patients, its pathogenesis is complicated, and the clinical treatment is not good. DME is extremely harmful to vision. With the deepening of relevant studies, its related pathological mechanism has become more and more clear, and the treatment methods have also changed accordingly. In recent years, the rapid development of intracocular fluid cytokine detection technology has provided a more reasonable explanation of the mechanism of DME and made the choice of treatment more reasonable. However, the acquisition of intraocular fluid is an invasive operation with a certain risk of infection. If the level of relevant cytokines in intraocular fluid can be linked with the relevant imaging indicators, it will provide a better choice for the treatment and prognosis monitoring of DME and reduce the risk of invasive operation, and further clinical studies are needed to explore its correlation in the future.