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OPTIC NERVE INVOLVEMENT IN DIABETES
Author(s) -
YANKO L.,
TICHO U.,
IVRY M.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1972.tb05984.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , optic neuritis , diabetic retinopathy , optic nerve , pathogenesis , ophthalmology , diabetic neuropathy , optic neuropathy , endocrinology , multiple sclerosis , psychiatry
Six patients with unilateral or bilateral neuritis and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus are reported. In addition, the pathogenesis of optic nerve involvement in diabetes mellitus is reviewed. It is suggested that diabetic optic neuropathy may be the result of a capillary disorder in the superficial optic disc area similar to the capillary changes found in diabetic retinopathy.