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Year : 1990 | Volume
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Blue field entoptoscopy in diabetic retinopathy
Rainer N Mittl, Ram Tiwari, Emanuel Wilkes
Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia, New York, USA
Correspondence Address:
Rainer N Mittl The Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 635 West 165th Street, Suite 314, New York 10032 USA
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
PMID: 2365429
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Blue field entoptoscopy was performed in 50 consecutive patients with diabetic retinopathy. Several statistically significant correlations were obtained. The number of "flying corpuscles" was reduced in eyes harboring a vitreous hemorrhage, and in severe and proliferative diabetic retinopathy. On the other hand, patients with a history of focal or panretinal photocoagulation had better corpuscle counts than patients who had never received any treatment. It appears therefore, that argon laser photocoagulation is beneficial in preserving the blue field entoptic phenomenon. |
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