Evolution of Diabetic Maculopathy from Marked Exudation to Subretinal Fibrosis: Clinical and Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Features - Open Journal of Ophthalmology

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Volume 5, Issue 4 (November 2015)

ISSN Print: 2165-7408 ISSN Online: 2165-7416

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Evolution of Diabetic Maculopathy from Marked Exudation to Subretinal Fibrosis: Clinical and Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Features

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DOI: 10.4236/ojoph.2015.54025 3,426 Downloads 3,923 Views

Author(s)

Daniel S. Churgin, Jonathan H. Tzu, Harry W. Flynn

Affiliation(s)

Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.

ABSTRACT

Diabetic maculopathy with marked exudation may lead to subretinal fibrosis. Two patients observed over multiple years evolved from macular exudation into subretinal fibrosis with severe visual loss. Spectral domain optical coherence tomography and color photographs document the clinical changes.

KEYWORDS

Diabetes Mellitus, Retinopathy, Subretinal Fibrosis, Exudate, OCT, Maculopathy

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Churgin, D. , Tzu, J. and Flynn, H. (2015) Evolution of Diabetic Maculopathy from Marked Exudation to Subretinal Fibrosis: Clinical and Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Features. Open Journal of Ophthalmology, 5, 158-162. doi: 10.4236/ojoph.2015.54025.

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