Thickness of the retinal photoreceptor outer segment layer in healthy volunteers and in patients with diabetes mellitus without retinopathy, diabetic retinopathy, or diabetic macular edema

Thickness of the retinal photoreceptor outer segment layer in healthy volunteers and in patients with diabetes mellitus without retinopathy, diabetic retinopathy, or diabetic macular edema

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the severity of diabetic disease in the retina is paralleled by changes in the photoreceptor layer. Methods: This cross-sectional study included healthy volunteers (30 volunteers, 60 eyes) and patients with diabetes (48 patients, 96 eyes)...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Ozkaya, Zeynep Alkin, Yalcin Karakucuk, Gonul Karatas, Korhan Fazil, M. Gurkan Erdogan, Irfan Perente, Muhittin Taskapili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-04-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetic retinopathy
Fovea centralis
Macular edema
Photoreceptor cells
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319453416300960

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