Pathophysiology of diabetic macular edema.
Pathophysiology of diabetic macular edema.
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DOI:
10.1097/iio.0b013e31819fd164
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发表时间:
2009-01-01
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通讯作者:
Stewart, Jay M
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作者:
Singh, Ajay;Stewart, Jay M
Visual impairment associated with diabetes mellitus (DM) and diabetic eye disease may result from DME (DME), macular ischemia, vitreous hemorrhage, or diabetic tractional retinal detachment. Of all these causes, DME is the most common cause of vision loss in this patient population. Data from the Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy suggest that the 14-year incidence of DME is 26%. 1 DME is clinically seen as thickening of the retina. The Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study has further classified it to assist physicians in decision-making regarding its treatment. On angiography, it is seen as leakage in the macula with dye pooling in areas of longstanding macular edema. The reasons for visual loss in DME are multifactorial and include light scattering, impaired cell-to-cell interaction and disturbances of normal ionic balances in the retina. The study of pathophysiology looks at the detailed malfunctioning that arises from or-alternately-causes disease. This article will attempt to explain the still elusive pathophysiology of DME.