Natural history of peripheral neovascularisation in diabetic retinopathy.
A study of 62 untreated eyes of 54 diabetic patients with peripheral neovascularisation is reported. The study shows that neovascularisation rarely remains confined to one sector of the retina; 18% of eyes had developed disc new vessels within one year, 27% had a vitreous haemorrhage within five years, and 10% developed either macular traction or a retinal detachment.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology*; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000098:blood supply; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity