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Retinal Ischemia (Capillary Nonperfusion) in Diabetic Retinopathy of Patients With and Without Systemic Hypertension

Retinal Ischemia (Capillary Nonperfusion) in Diabetic Retinopathy of Patients With and Without... Ophthalmologica, Basel 177: 76-81 (1978) Retinal Ischemia (Capillary Nonperfusion) in Diabetic Retinopathy of Patients With and Without Systemic Hypertension S. Merin, l.B e r and M .Iv ry ' Department of Ophthalmology. Hadassah University Hospital. Jerusalem The presence of areas of retinal ischemia Fluorescein angiography reveals CNP as in patients with systemic hypertension is dark areas without filling of the retinal cap­ known for many years but it was only in the illaries. It is usually accompanied by intra- retinal microvascular abnormalities (IRMA) last two decades that it became clear that such areas are also typical of diabetic reti­ consisting of microaneurysms, dilated and nopathy [Davis, 1968]. Although cotton tortuous capillaries, shunt capillaries and wool spots are a well-known typical finding leakage of fluorescein. This associated pa­ thology is much more severe in diabetic in the fundi of patients with hypertensive retinopathy, as early as 1875 Leber de­ retinopathy than in hypertensive retinopathy scribed cotton wool spots in the retina of [Kohner et al., 1969]. diabetic patients. Ashton et al. [1966], The purpose of the present study was to Kohner et al. [1969], Gass [1968] and find out the frequency and type of areas of others proved that these http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ophthalmologica Karger

Retinal Ischemia (Capillary Nonperfusion) in Diabetic Retinopathy of Patients With and Without Systemic Hypertension

Merin, S.; Ber, I.; Ivry, M.
Ophthalmologica , Volume 177 (2): 6 – Jan 1, 2010
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© 1978 S. Karger AG, Basel
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0030-3755
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Ophthalmologica, Basel 177: 76-81 (1978) Retinal Ischemia (Capillary Nonperfusion) in Diabetic Retinopathy of Patients With and Without Systemic Hypertension S. Merin, l.B e r and M .Iv ry ' Department of Ophthalmology. Hadassah University Hospital. Jerusalem The presence of areas of retinal ischemia Fluorescein angiography reveals CNP as in patients with systemic hypertension is dark areas without filling of the retinal cap­ known for many years but it was only in the illaries. It is usually accompanied by intra- retinal microvascular abnormalities (IRMA) last two decades that it became clear that such areas are also typical of diabetic reti­ consisting of microaneurysms, dilated and nopathy [Davis, 1968]. Although cotton tortuous capillaries, shunt capillaries and wool spots are a well-known typical finding leakage of fluorescein. This associated pa­ thology is much more severe in diabetic in the fundi of patients with hypertensive retinopathy, as early as 1875 Leber de­ retinopathy than in hypertensive retinopathy scribed cotton wool spots in the retina of [Kohner et al., 1969]. diabetic patients. Ashton et al. [1966], The purpose of the present study was to Kohner et al. [1969], Gass [1968] and find out the frequency and type of areas of others proved that these

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