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1. Direct and indirect therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine as an add-on for non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Xuedong An, De Jin, LiYun Duan, Shenghui Zhao, Rongrong Zhou, Fengmei Lian, and Xiaolin Tong

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Traditional Chinese medicine, Additional drugs, Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, Meta-analysis, Direct treatment, Indirect treatment, Other systems of medicine, RZ201-999
Abstract

Abstract Background Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of blindness in many countries. The current treatment for non-proliferative DR (NPDR) using Western medicine (WM) alone is insufficient. At present, the combination of NPDR treatment with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and WM is universally applied. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of TCM as an add-on for NPDR using a systematic review and meta-analysis. Method Data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of TCM for NPDR treatment along with WM before July 6, 2019, were collected from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, China Biomedical Database, Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane Library. Relevant data were extracted by two reviewers. I 2 statistics was adopted to appraise heterogeneity. If I 2

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2020
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