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and 6 months post treatment would not be significantly
different from baseline values at the start of
treatment19. Thus, based on these results early
treatment of macular edema is indicated for better and
sustained anatomical and visual results. Thus earlier
detection of reduced visual acuity is significantly
important for the treatment of recurring macular
edema. Another study highlighted the correlation
between central subfield thickness and baseline visual
acuity after treatment with Bevacizumab20.
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Ethical Approval
The study was approved by the Institutional review
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Authors declared no conflict of interest.
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Author’s Designation and Contribution
Muhammad Ali Haider; Assistant Professor: Study
Design, Data collection, Manuscript writing, and
review.
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