Open AccessOptical coherence tomography angiography of foveal neovascularisation in proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Author(s) -
Deven Dhurandhar,
Padmaja Kumari Rani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-230382
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic retinopathy , fluorescein angiography , optical coherence tomography , ophthalmology , foveal , angiography , foveal avascular zone , retinopathy , optical coherence tomography angiography , diabetes mellitus , radiology , visual acuity , retinal , endocrinology
A 52-year-old man, a known case of type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension, who presented to us with bilateral diminution of vision since 1 year. He was diagnosed as a case of bilateral proliferative diabetic retinopathy and hypertensive retinopathy. A non-invasive imaging modality, optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), detected foveal neovascularisation in a background of diffuse diabetic macular oedema which would have been obscured by other investigations like fluorescein angiography.