Open AccessDiabetic Retinopathy: Two Faces of the Same Coin
Author(s) -
Silvia Muñoz,
Silvia Sanz,
Núria Planas
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the scientific world journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.453
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 2356-6140
pISSN - 1537-744X
DOI - 10.1100/tsw.2008.138
Subject(s) - diabetic retinopathy , asymptomatic , retinopathy , medicine , diabetes mellitus , retinal , ophthalmology , metabolic control analysis , endocrinology
We report two contrasting cases of diabetic retinopathy to illustrate vascular and retinal abnormalities in this condition. In the first case, mild diabetic retinopathy is diagnosed in an asymptomatic patient with diabetes mellitus of recent onset. The second patient has severe diabetic retinopathy, causing vision loss as a consequence of poor metabolic control.
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