Proliferative retinopathy after 60 years of complication-free diabetes.
A patient developed proliferative retinopathy after more than 60 years of complication-free diabetes. This may have been precipitated by an episode of ketosis or by cataract extraction, and emphasizes the need for persistent vigilance in examination for retinopathy.
Peck
R W
RW
Department of Diabetes, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
Price
D E
DE
Hearnshaw
J R
JR
D000368:Aged; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000150:complications; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans