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[Optic nerve lesions in diabetes mellitus]
Florica Ignat1, Doina Bărăscu, Iliya Perovic
1Clinica de Oftalmologie Craiova.
Oftalmologia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990)
|May 2, 2003
Summary
Diabetic patients show a low frequency of optic neuropathy (1.58%). Ischemic optic neuropathy is the most common type, followed by optic atrophy and optic neuritis in diabetic individuals.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Diabetology
- Neurology
Context:
- Retrospective study of 1,700 diabetic patients from Craiova.
- Analysis of optic nerve lesions within ophthalmologic and diabetic clinics.
Purpose:
- To determine the frequency and clinical aspects of optic neuropathy in diabetic patients.
- To identify the predominant types of optic nerve lesions in this cohort.
Summary:
- A low frequency (1.58%) of optic neuropathy was observed in 1,700 diabetic patients.
- Ischemic optic neuropathy was the most prevalent (59.20%), followed by secondary optic atrophy (33.40%) and juxtabulbar optic neuritis (7.40%).
Impact:
- Highlights the prevalence of specific optic nerve pathologies in diabetes.
- Informs clinical awareness and diagnostic approaches for diabetic optic neuropathy.