Detection of diabetic retinopathy by scanning laser ophthalmoscopy

A scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) was used to examine the fundi of 54 diabetic patients through undilated pupils and the results compared by an experienced ophthalmologist with clinical examination through dilated pupils to assess the effectiveness of the SLO in detecting diabetic retinopathy. W...

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Published inEye (London) Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 437 - 439
Main Authors WYKES, W. N, PYOTT, A. A. E, FERGUSON, V. G. M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basingstoke Nature Publishing Group 01.01.1994
Subjects
Associated diseases and complications
Biological and medical sciences
Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance
Diabetic Retinopathy - diagnosis
Diabetic Retinopathy - pathology
Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases)
Endocrinopathies
Humans
Lasers
Macula Lutea - pathology
Medical sciences
Ophthalmoscopy - methods
Retina - pathology
Retinal Vessels - pathology
Endocrinopathy
Human
Eye disease
Retinopathy
Diabetes mellitus
Exploration
Medical screening
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Summary:A scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) was used to examine the fundi of 54 diabetic patients through undilated pupils and the results compared by an experienced ophthalmologist with clinical examination through dilated pupils to assess the effectiveness of the SLO in detecting diabetic retinopathy. Whilst the SLO was not as good at detecting cotton wool spots and subtle intraretinal microvascular abnormalities, it did not miss any active new vessel formation and all eyes needing treatment would have been referred.
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ISSN:0950-222X
1476-5454
DOI:10.1038/eye.1994.103