VECPs and optic disc damage in diabetes.
Abnormal VECP latencies can be found in type 1 diabetic patients without retinopathy or neuropathy. The pathogenesis of this finding is still unclear. The authors report the clinical history of a diabetic patient showing normal fundus, normal oscillatory potentials, and pathological VECP latency on first examination. The clinical follow-up of this patient showed rapid evolution toward proliferative retinopathy. This finding is suggestive of a peripheral (optic nerve or retina) origin of the VECP impairment.
University Eye Clinic, Palermo, Italy.
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D000328:Adult; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004596:Electroretinography; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*; D011930:Reaction Time