Expression of microRNA‑155‑5p in patients with refractory diabetic macular edema and its regulatory mechanism

Diabetic macular edema (DME) is the main cause of visual impairment in diabetic patients, but its pathogenesis remains unclear. The purpose of the present study was to analyze the expression of microRNA (miR)‑155‑5p in patients with DME and its regulatory mechanism. A total of 72 patients diagnosed with DME and 17 with idiopathic macular hole (MH) were recruited. Among samples from patients with DME, 45 were DME and 27 were refractory DME,...