Foveal neovascularization in diabetic retinopathy.
Retinal neovascularization in diabetes mellitus almost always occurs at the optic disc and/or near the major nasal and temporal vascular arcades, sparing the foveal area. We examined seven eyes of seven patients with long-standing insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus who had unilateral foveal retinal neovascularization. The neovascularization originated from the perifoveal capillaries and demonstrated typical leakage on fluorescein angiography.
D000328:Adult; D002196:Capillaries; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005584:Fovea Centralis / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology