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Saudi Arabia Guidelines for diabetic macular edema

A consensus of the Saudi Retina Group

Abdullah S. AlQahtani, Mohammad A. Hazzazi, Saad A. Waheeb, Valmore A. Semidey, Valmore A. Semidey, Hussein K. Elgendy, Wajeeha I. Alkhars, Marwan A. Abouammoh and Hassan Al-Dhibi
Saudi Medical Journal February 2021, 42 (2) 131-145; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.2.25623
Abdullah S. AlQahtani
From the Department of Surgery (AlQahtani), Division of Ophthalmology, National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Waheeb), King Fisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Elgendy), Retina Unit, Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital, Jeddah; from the Department of Surgery (Hazzazi), Division of Ophthalmology, Riyadh National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Vitreoretinal (Semidey, Al-Dhibi), King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Abouammoh), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh; and from the Department of Retina and Uveitis (Alkhars), Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammad A. Hazzazi
From the Department of Surgery (AlQahtani), Division of Ophthalmology, National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Waheeb), King Fisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Elgendy), Retina Unit, Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital, Jeddah; from the Department of Surgery (Hazzazi), Division of Ophthalmology, Riyadh National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Vitreoretinal (Semidey, Al-Dhibi), King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Abouammoh), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh; and from the Department of Retina and Uveitis (Alkhars), Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Saad A. Waheeb
From the Department of Surgery (AlQahtani), Division of Ophthalmology, National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Waheeb), King Fisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Elgendy), Retina Unit, Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital, Jeddah; from the Department of Surgery (Hazzazi), Division of Ophthalmology, Riyadh National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Vitreoretinal (Semidey, Al-Dhibi), King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Abouammoh), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh; and from the Department of Retina and Uveitis (Alkhars), Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Valmore A. Semidey
From the Department of Surgery (AlQahtani), Division of Ophthalmology, National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Waheeb), King Fisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Elgendy), Retina Unit, Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital, Jeddah; from the Department of Surgery (Hazzazi), Division of Ophthalmology, Riyadh National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Vitreoretinal (Semidey, Al-Dhibi), King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Abouammoh), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh; and from the Department of Retina and Uveitis (Alkhars), Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Valmore A. Semidey
From the Department of Surgery (AlQahtani), Division of Ophthalmology, National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Waheeb), King Fisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Elgendy), Retina Unit, Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital, Jeddah; from the Department of Surgery (Hazzazi), Division of Ophthalmology, Riyadh National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Vitreoretinal (Semidey, Al-Dhibi), King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Abouammoh), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh; and from the Department of Retina and Uveitis (Alkhars), Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hussein K. Elgendy
From the Department of Surgery (AlQahtani), Division of Ophthalmology, National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Waheeb), King Fisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Elgendy), Retina Unit, Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital, Jeddah; from the Department of Surgery (Hazzazi), Division of Ophthalmology, Riyadh National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Vitreoretinal (Semidey, Al-Dhibi), King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Abouammoh), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh; and from the Department of Retina and Uveitis (Alkhars), Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Wajeeha I. Alkhars
From the Department of Surgery (AlQahtani), Division of Ophthalmology, National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Waheeb), King Fisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Elgendy), Retina Unit, Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital, Jeddah; from the Department of Surgery (Hazzazi), Division of Ophthalmology, Riyadh National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Vitreoretinal (Semidey, Al-Dhibi), King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Abouammoh), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh; and from the Department of Retina and Uveitis (Alkhars), Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Marwan A. Abouammoh
From the Department of Surgery (AlQahtani), Division of Ophthalmology, National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Waheeb), King Fisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Elgendy), Retina Unit, Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital, Jeddah; from the Department of Surgery (Hazzazi), Division of Ophthalmology, Riyadh National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Vitreoretinal (Semidey, Al-Dhibi), King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Abouammoh), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh; and from the Department of Retina and Uveitis (Alkhars), Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hassan Al-Dhibi
From the Department of Surgery (AlQahtani), Division of Ophthalmology, National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Waheeb), King Fisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Elgendy), Retina Unit, Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital, Jeddah; from the Department of Surgery (Hazzazi), Division of Ophthalmology, Riyadh National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Vitreoretinal (Semidey, Al-Dhibi), King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Abouammoh), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh; and from the Department of Retina and Uveitis (Alkhars), Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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vol. 42 no. 2 131-145
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.2.25623
PubMed 
33563731

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Saudi Medical Journal
Online ISSN 
1658-3175
History 
  • Received September 15, 2020
  • Accepted December 8, 2020
  • Published online February 9, 2021.

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Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License (CC BY-NC), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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  1. Abdullah S. AlQahtani, MD, DES,
  2. Mohammad A. Hazzazi, BsC, MD,
  3. Saad A. Waheeb, MD, FRCSC,
  4. Valmore A. Semidey, MD,
  5. Valmore A. Semidey, MD,
  6. Hussein K. Elgendy, MD, FRCS,
  7. Wajeeha I. Alkhars, MD, FRCS,
  8. Marwan A. Abouammoh, MD and
  9. Hassan Al-Dhibi, MD
  1. From the Department of Surgery (AlQahtani), Division of Ophthalmology, National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Waheeb), King Fisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Elgendy), Retina Unit, Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital, Jeddah; from the Department of Surgery (Hazzazi), Division of Ophthalmology, Riyadh National Guard Hospital, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Vitreoretinal (Semidey, Al-Dhibi), King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital; from the Department of Ophthalmology (Abouammoh), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh; and from the Department of Retina and Uveitis (Alkhars), Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Hassan Al-Dhibi, Vitreoretinal & Uveitis Senior Academic Consultant, Chief Uveitis Division, King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: Hdhibi{at}gmail.com ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0621-1234
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