Comparison of the Clinical Diagnosis of Diabetic Macular Edema with Diagnosis by Retinal Thickness Analyzer
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
; : 1299-1304, 2005.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-92746
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the correlation between diabetic macular edema diagnosed with stereoscopic slit-lamp and retinal thickness analyzer (RTA).METHODS:
Diabetic macular edema diagnosed with stereoscopic slit-lamp was compared to indices of RTA in 50 eyes of 32 persons which were diagnosed clinically with diabetic retinopathy.RESULTS:
From stereoscopic slit-lamp results, diabetic macular edema was present in 39 of 50 eyes, and absent in 11 of 50. Foveal average thickness out of the RTA indices was 209.7+/-58.5 micrometer from observing diabetic macular edema clinically and 199.4+/-47.3 micrometer from not observing diabetic macular edema clinically. Statistically significant differences were found in average foveal thickness between the 2 groups (p=0.013).CONCLUSIONS:
RTA appears to serve as a useful and sensitive tool for the diagnosis of diabetic macular edema.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Retinaldehyde
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Macular Edema
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Diabetic Retinopathy
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2005
Document type:
Article