Macular edema after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: can we treat it effectively?

Figures & data

Figure 1: Flowchart showing the recommended therapeutic approach in macular edema after retinal detachment repair

Table 1: Recommended treatment options with level of evidence and grade of recommendations in patients with macular edema following to retinal detachment surgery (OCEBM Levels of Evidence)

Medication	Administration route	Line of therapy	Level of evidence	Grade of recommendations
NSAIDs Ketorolac Nepafenac Diclofenac	Topical	First	III	B
Steroids Dexamethasone Prednisolone Difluprednate	Topical	First	III	B
Triamcinolone acetonide (2-20 mg)	Intravitreal injection	Second	IV	D
Dexamethasone 0.7 mg	Intravitreal implant	Second	I	A
Fluocinolone acetonide 0.19 mg	Intravitreal implant	Second	IV	C

Grade of recommendations

A = Consistent level 1 studies

B = Consistent level 2 or 3 studies or extrapolations from level 1 studies

C = Level 4 studies or extrapolations from level 2 or 3 studies

D = Level 5 evidence or troubling inconsistent or inconclusive studies at any level