MACULAR AND PERIPAPILLARY CHOROIDAL THICKNESS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS

2012209 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Stela Vujosevic · Fondazione G.B. Bietti

Ferdinando Martini · University of Padua

Fabiano Cavarzeran · Fondazione G.B. Bietti

Elisabetta Pilotto · University of Padua

Abstract

Choroidal thickness is reduced in diabetic eyes and parallels appearance and evolution of DR. Spectral domain optical coherence tomography clearly confirms in vivo previously reported histopathologic observations. The role of choroid in the pathophysiology of DR needs to be adequately investigated.

Topics & Keywords

Retinal Diseases and Treatments Glaucoma and retinal disorders Retinal Imaging and Analysis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Retina

Volume 32, Issue 9, pp. 1781-1790

DOI: 10.1097/iae.0b013e31825db73d

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