2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
12 Retina and Vitreous
Part II: Disorders of the Retina and Vitreous
Chapter 05: Retinal Vascular Disease: Diabetic Retinopathy
Abnormalities Associated With Vision Loss From Diabetic Retinopathy
Vision loss in patients with diabetic retinopathy is commonly associated with the following abnormalities:
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capillary leakage (DME)
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capillary occlusion (macular ischemia)
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sequelae from retinal ischemia (retinal neovascularization, vitreous hemorrhage, tractional retinal detachment, neovascular glaucoma)
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 10 - Glaucoma. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.