THE CONTRIBUTION OF OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION OF DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA
Abstract:
Purpose: to evaluate the contribution of the optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the
diagnosis and classification of diabetic macular edema. Material and methods: clinical study of 228
eyes with diabetic macular edema in which OCT was performed. The OCT examination was correlated
with fluorescein angiography (FA) and biomicroscopy. Results: Four forms of macular edema were
identified with OCT examination: macular edema with localized or diffuse retinal thickening (146
cases), cystoid macular edema (43 cases), tractional macular edema (19 cases), and macular edema
associated with serous foveal detachment (10 cases). There was a good correlation between the OCT,
FA and biomicroscopy examinations. Conclusions: OCT is an objective and precise technique in the
diagnosis of diabetic macular edema, allowing at the same time a wider classificaton of it.
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