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Diabetic maculopathy induced by vitreo-macular traction: evaluation by optical coherence tomography (OCT)
A Giovannini1, G P Amato, C Mariotti
1Eye Institute, University of Ancona, Italy.
Aim:
To evaluate the role and efficacy of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the evaluation of diabetic maculopathy induced by vitreo-retinal traction.
Methods:
12 patients affected by diabetic maculopathy induced by vitreo-retinal traction were examined using biomicroscopy with a three-mirror contact lens, fluorescein angiography (FA) and OCT scanning in order to identify the presence of a vitreomacular traction.
Results:
OCT revealed two patterns of maculopathy which were characterised by a thickening of the superior profile of the OCT tomogram or by the disappearance and inversion of the physiologic foveal depression respectively.
Conclusions:
OCT may be useful in the characterisation and monitoring of diabetic maculopathy induced by vitreo-retinal traction.