Investigation of the association between diabetic macular edema and retinal ischemic areas


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  • Yusuf Koçluk Clinic of Eye Diseases, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital
  • Selim Cevher Clinic of Eye Diseases, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital
  • Emine Alyamaç Sukgen Clinic of Eye Diseases, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital
  • Emine Çiloğlu Clinic of Eye Diseases, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital
  • Fikret Ünal Clinic of Eye Diseases, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5578/GMJ.10820

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Diabetic macular edema, retinal ischemi, fundus fl uorescein angiography

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the association between diabetic macular edema (DME) and retinal ischemic areas without laser treatment in DME patients, on whom fundus fl uorescein angiography (FFA) was performed.FFA fi ndings of 180 diabetic patients were evaluated in the Eye Clinic of Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital between January 2014 and March 2015. 180 diabetic patients were divided into two groups. 108 patients with DR in whom DME was detected by FFA were classifi ed as Group 1 (DME group) and 72 patients in whom DME was not detected by FFA were classifi ed as Group 2. In particular, whether or not there were any retinal ischemic areas without laser treatment was investigated. While ischemic retina area without laser treatment was detected in 75 (69.4%) patients in Group 1 (DME group), only 27 (37.5%) patients in Group 2 were identifi ed as ischemic retina area without laser treatment. This prominent difference between the two groups were statistically signifi cant (p< 0.001). In patients in Group 1, severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) were determined more as compared to the other group which had no DME. In the present study, retinal ischemic areas were identifi ed to be associated with DME.

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2015-12-01

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Koçluk, Y., Cevher, S., Alyamaç Sukgen, E., Çiloğlu, E., & Ünal, F. (2015). Investigation of the association between diabetic macular edema and retinal ischemic areas. European Journal of Therapeutics, 21(4), 252–255. https://doi.org/10.5578/GMJ.10820

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