title: Lipemic diabetic retinopathy.
abstract: A study group of eight patients with diabetic retinopathy and marked accumulation of hard exudates in the fundi is described. There was a significant increase in serum triglyceride levels (P less than 0.05) in the study group as compared to a control group of 23 consecutive patients with diabetic retinopathy. This exudative disorder is visually disabling and is associated with legal blindness in 50% of eyes. The authors believe that the term most appropriate to describe such a severe type of exudative response is lipemic diabetic retinopathy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D012160:Retina; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids