Question 1

is there any current research showing successful treatment of cme/cystoid macular edema/ retinal edema with stem cells?

Accepted Answer

No: Macular edema can be treated if picked up early with

anti vegf

Question 2

hi my son age 15 have retinal pigmentoza & mecular adema , i am afraid about him, is there a treatment for him please tell me?

Accepted Answer

Amended answer: Since you live in palestine, i hope you can contact dr. Omar abdel dayem or dr. Bashar jaber  at saint john of jerusalem eye hospital in east jerusalem. They work with specialists at hadassah medical center, which was nominated for a nobel peace prize in 2005 for its equal treatment of all patients, regardless of race or religion. Its website has information in arabic, english & hebrew.

Question 3

treatment for marrow edema?

Accepted Answer

Time and rest : Bone marrow edema or bme  results from injury or inflammation to bone usually near a joint. In most cases the body can heal bme by removing the source of irritation, e.g. Stop running and jumping if related to a stress fracture in knee or have a torn meniscus fragment removed if that is the underlying cause.  There is a new surgical treatment  for bme of knee when all else fails.

Question 4

treatment of edema in the leg?

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Elevation.: Edema provided both legs elevation low sodium diet. Walking helpful, standing still worsens. If only one leg could be blood clot need medical evaluation. If no improvement if both legs need to see physician.

Question 5

what is the treatment for peripheral edema?

Accepted Answer

Depends: This depends on the cause. In general diuretics like lasix (furosemide) can help with peripheral edema.

Question 6

explain the method of treatment for macular edema?

Accepted Answer

Depends on Cause: The two most common causes of macular edema are from complications of cataract surgery, and from diabetic retinopathy. In the first case, anti-inflammatory agents are used as the first line of treatment. In the second case, laser and/or intravitreal injections are given to stop leakage from retinal blood vessels. Good systemic control of blood sugars, blood pressure and cholesterol help also.

Question 7

please tell me what's the treatment for peripheral edema?

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Swollen feet and ank: Like any other problem the remedies step from knowing the cause of the problem. If the swelling is due to poor veins in the legs, support hose may help. For some people weight loss helps. There are many causes for swollen lower extremities you need to be seen by your dr. To find out why the swelling and what to do about it.

Question 8

can you tell me is there any definitive treatment for cystoide macular edema?

Accepted Answer

Yes: First an evaluation to determine cause must be done, then the caused treated.  For the edema, itself eyedrops containing steroids and non-steroid anti-inflammtory agents are used.  If this fails to work, then injections of anti-vegf agents, such as avastin, (bevacizumab) can be done.  See a retinal specialist for this problem.

Question 9

what is the treatment for edema?

Accepted Answer

Need more info: There are to many causes and locations in the body for edema for any meaningful answer to your question.

Question 10

what are the symptoms of and the treatment for angioneurotic edema?

Accepted Answer

Simple usually.: I favor the concommitent use of an h1 and h2 blocker together.
Hydroxyzine 25-50 hd and rantidine 300 work well, as does Doxepin 25-50mg hs with rantidine 300mg.

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