Treatment of diabetic retinopathy macular edema by combination of Qi Ming Granule and macular grid laser photocoagulation

Abstract

AIM: To investigate the clinical efficacy of Qi Ming granule combined with macular grid laser photocoagulation in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy(DR)with diabetic macular edema(DME). METHODS: The clinical data of 50 patients(98 eyes)with DME treated in our hospital from March 2014 to March 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were randomly divided into two group, 25 patients(48 eyes)treated with macular grid laser photocoagulation were included into the control group. On the basis of this, 25 patients(50 eyes)treated with Qi Ming granule were included into observation group. The central macular thickness(CMT)and best corrected visual acuity(BCVA)between two groups were evaluated and compared after detected by optical coherence tomography(OCT)and fundus fluorescein angiography(FFA)at 7d, 1 and 3mo post-treatment. RESULTS: The total effective rate was 94% in the observation group with 47 effective eyes, which was was significantly higher than 83% in the control group with 40 effective eyes(PPPCONCLUSION: The clinical efficacy of Qi Ming granule combined with macular grid laser photocoagulation in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy with macular edema is effective, which can reduce CMT, improve eyesight.

Keywords

• Qi Ming granule
• macular grid pattern laser photocoagulation
• diabetic retinopathy
• macular edema
• macular edema