Diabetic macular edema must be assessed as early as possible, to avoid significant vision loss. To achieve this goal, there are many specific diagnostic tests that can be performed. The authors review the most common methods in diagnosing diabetic retinopathy.

PURPOSE: Diabetic dermopathy is the most frequent cutaneous marker of diabetes mellitus. Although diabetic dermopathy and diabetic retinopathy are both considered as manifestations of diabetic microangiopathy, there are only few reports in the literature regarding their possible association. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between diabetic dermopathy and diabetic retinopathy and to determine the prevalence and the associated risk factors for diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes patients from the Outpatient Diabetic Clinic of the Faculty […]

OBJETIVO: Observar a eficácia da fluoresceína sódica intravenosa, na visibilidade do vítreo, durante a cirurgia de vitrectomia nos pacientes com retinopatia diabética. MÉTODOS: Quatorze casos consecutivos de cirurgia vitreorretiniana para hemorragia vítrea e descolamento tracional da retina secundário à retinopatia diabética, foram submetidos à injeção de fluoresceína intravenosa a 20%, 1 hora antes da cirurgia.As imagens de todos os passos das cirurgias foram gravadas. RESULTADOS: A fluoresceína corou de verde o vítreo periférico, base vítrea, hialóide posterior melhorando a visibilidade […]

OBJECTIVE: To observe the effectiveness of intravenous sodium fluorescein visibility in the vitreous during vitrectomy surgery in patients with diabetic retinopathy. METHODS: Fourteen consecutive cases of vitreoretinal surgery for vitreous hemorrhage and tractional retinal detachment secondary to diabetic retinopathy underwent intravenous injection of sodium fluorescein to 20% 1 hour before the surgery. The images of the steps of the surgeries were recorded. RESULTS: The sodium fluorescein stained green from the vitreous peripheral, vitreous base, posterior hyaloid, further improving visibility to […]

OBJECTIVE: To verify the Quality of life for the Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (PDR) patients. These subjects have a higher risk for severe visual loss, due to the vascular retina complications. METHODS: We evaluated the Quality of Life of 61 PDR patients, over 18 years old, who have been followed up in the Ophthalmology Clinic of the Clinical Hospital of Medicine School of São Paulo, Brazil. All patients data were obtained using a questionnaire of health quality of life “WHOQOL Bref […]

Macular edema is the leading cause of poor vision in diabetic patients.The mechanism of edema formation is complex and involves biochemical and structural changes. The authors review and update the physiopathologic concepts related to diabetic maculopathy.