NOUN
- an eye disease caused by a swelling of the macula resulting from leakage and accumulation of fluid
How To Use macular edema In A Sentence
- In the Johns Hopkins study, participants with diabetic macular edema were asked to give themselves mecamylamine eye drops twice a day for 16 weeks. Medlogs - Recent stories
- (Preclinical research with diabetic mice showed that mecamylamine had the ability to stop the process that contributed to the development and progression of diabetic macular edema.) Medlogs - Recent stories
- The risk of moderate vision loss caused by diabetic macular edema was reduced by 50 percent.
- Among its side effects, Gilenya can increase a person's risk of infection and potentially lead to toxicity of the liver and an eye disease called macular edema, clinical trials have shown. Pills Offer Easier Way to Treat MS
- Researchers at the Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Maryland completed a multicenter human clinical trial treating diabetic macular edema with mecamylamine, a topical drug developed by the South San Francisco biotech company CoMentis, Medlogs - Recent stories
- A minority of patients experienced side-effects while taking fingolimod, including herpes infections, some forms of cancer, abnormally slow heart rate, elevated liver-enzyme levels and an eye disease called macular edema. Novartis's MS Drug Wins U.S. Approval