Health and Fitness FDA Approves New Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema by Gary Kopycinski on March 26, 2015 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Health and Fitness: On Hantavirus, Park Forest Officials Urge Caution May 18, 2026 Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Park Forest Aligns With Illinois Guidance on Childhood Vaccines Amid Federal Changes January 11, 2026 Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use for Eylea (aflibercept) injection to treat diabetic retinopathy in patients with diabetic macular edema.