Open AccessOptical Quality and Intraocular Scattering in the Diabetic Eye without Diabetic Retinopathy
Author(s) -
Jianting Liu,
Xiaogang Wang,
Jinfeng Wang,
Min Zhang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
optometry and vision science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.779
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1538-9235
pISSN - 1040-5488
DOI - 10.1097/opx.0000000000001360
Subject(s) - diabetic retinopathy , ophthalmology , medicine , optometry , quality (philosophy) , diabetes mellitus , physics , endocrinology , quantum mechanics
This study suggests that despite having comparable best-corrected visual acuity and normal fundus appearance, objective measurements of optical quality showed that patients with diabetes but without overt retinopathy may have impaired visual function. Screening using the Optical Quality Analysis System might help identify those patients.