Diabetic maculopathy

Trans Sect Ophthalmol Am Acad Ophthalmol Otolaryngol. 1977 May-Jun;83(3 Pt 1):OP476-87.

Abstract

The incidence, pathogenesis, and treatment of diabetic maculopathy are discussed. A plea is made for earlier, more discrete treatment that may improve the chances of prolonging sharp central vision.

MeSH terms

  • Blindness / etiology
  • Capillaries / pathology
  • Diabetic Retinopathy* / complications
  • Diabetic Retinopathy* / pathology
  • Diabetic Retinopathy* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Light Coagulation
  • Macula Lutea*