The scanning laser ophthalmoscope and retinal assessment in diabetes
| Autor: | R.M. Pope, A. King, B.M. Martin, M. Geall |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Laser scanning Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Eye disease law.invention Direct Ophthalmoscopy Ophthalmoscopy Endocrinology law Ophthalmology Diabetes mellitus Internal Medicine medicine Humans Mass Screening Fluorescein Angiography Diabetic Retinopathy medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Lasers Glaucoma Pupil Diabetic retinopathy medicine.disease Laser Surgery business Retinopathy |
| Zdroj: | Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association. 10(5) |
| ISSN: | 0742-3071 |
| Popis: | In order to evaluate the Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope as a method of assessing diabetic retinopathy, 57 consecutive patients with diabetes were examined through undilated pupils using laser ophthalmoscopy followed by pupillary dilatation and direct ophthalmoscopy. Results of laser scanning were recorded on videotape and analysed independently. Scanning (both eyes) took under 5 minutes per patient. For the 113 eyes studied, the two techniques gave concordant results in 73/113 (65%). Where there was discordance, laser ophthalmoscopic severity was greater than direct ophthalmoscopy in 36/40 (90% of discordant results). In 4/40 eyes conventional ophthalmoscopic appearances were judged more severe than those seen with the laser. The laser ophthalmoscope may have value as a method of assessing diabetic retinopathy, but further work is required to evaluate its efficacy as a screening tool in patients with moderate to severe retinopathy. |
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