PURPOSE: To identify the modifying factors related to the development of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). METHODS: Thirty-eight eyes of 19 non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients with maintained asymmetric PDR were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: Five patients with ipsilateral carotid stenoses > or = 90% had PDR. Four patients with high myopia over 6 dioptres and 4 patients with optic atrophy and at least a quadrant defect in the visual field had non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Of 6 patients with unilateral asteroid hyalosis, 5 had no posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) and PDR. CONCLUSION: Two factors reached statistical significance as factors modifying PDR: carotid occlusive disease and PVD. Optic atrophy and high myopia showed trends of being a protective influence.
PURPOSE: To identify the modifying factors related to the development of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). METHODS: Thirty-eight eyes of 19 non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients with maintained asymmetric PDR were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: Five patients with ipsilateral carotid stenoses > or = 90% had PDR. Four patients with high myopia over 6 dioptres and 4 patients with optic atrophy and at least a quadrant defect in the visual field had non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Of 6 patients with unilateral asteroid hyalosis, 5 had no posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) and PDR. CONCLUSION: Two factors reached statistical significance as factors modifying PDR: carotid occlusive disease and PVD. Optic atrophy and high myopia showed trends of being a protective influence.
Authors: Catherine A McCarty; Adam Dowrick; James Cameron; Barry McGrath; Luba D Robman; Peter Dimitrov; Gabriella Tikellis; Caroline Nicolas; John McNeil; Robyn Guymer Journal: BMC Ophthalmol Date: 2008-12-22 Impact factor: 2.209