Anatomical and Functional Effects of an Oral Supplementation of Bromelain and Curcugreen in Patients with Focal Diabetic Macular Edema
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Statistical Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Total n = 33 | Group A n = 18 | Group B n = 15 | p | |
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Age, mean ± SD, years | 64.30 ± 10.39 | 68.56 ± 6.96 | 59.20 ± 11.69 | 0.2883 |
Male, N (%) | 21 (63.63) | 13 (72.22) | 8 (53.33) | 0.3005 |
BCVA, mean ± SD, ETDRS Letters | 43.91 ± 7.34 | 43.06 ± 8.02 | 44.93 ± 6.55 | 0.4732 |
CMT, mean ± SD, μm | 297 ± 45.61 | 300.7 ± 45.73 | 292.9 ± 46.69 | 0.6328 |
SCP 3 × 3 whole, mean ± SD, % | 34.96 ± 3.69 | 35.00 ± 3.80 | 34.92 ± 3.68 | 0.9495 |
DCP 3 × 3 whole, mean ± SD, % | 42.03 ± 5.80 | 40.77 ± 5.18 | 43.55 ± 6.30 | 0.1739 |
Glycated hemoglobin A1c, mean ± SD, % | 6.68 ± 0.21 | 6.72 ± 0.20 | 6.63 ± 0.23 | 0.2510 |
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Carnevali, A.; Vaccaro, S.; Borselli, M.; Bousyf, S.; Lamonica, L.; Randazzo, G.; Giannaccare, G.; Scorcia, V. Anatomical and Functional Effects of an Oral Supplementation of Bromelain and Curcugreen in Patients with Focal Diabetic Macular Edema. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 7318. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12237318
Carnevali A, Vaccaro S, Borselli M, Bousyf S, Lamonica L, Randazzo G, Giannaccare G, Scorcia V. Anatomical and Functional Effects of an Oral Supplementation of Bromelain and Curcugreen in Patients with Focal Diabetic Macular Edema. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023; 12(23):7318. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12237318
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarnevali, Adriano, Sabrina Vaccaro, Massimiliano Borselli, Soufiane Bousyf, Luca Lamonica, Giorgio Randazzo, Giuseppe Giannaccare, and Vincenzo Scorcia. 2023. "Anatomical and Functional Effects of an Oral Supplementation of Bromelain and Curcugreen in Patients with Focal Diabetic Macular Edema" Journal of Clinical Medicine 12, no. 23: 7318. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12237318