Diabetic retinopathy in visual deprivation. A case report.
A case of asymmetric retinal involvement in a diabetic patient who has long been exposed to visual deprivation on one eye is described. The question implied by this condition is if a relationship could exist between the distinct exposure of each eye to different visual excitations, and the outcome of the different retinal diabetic involvement. The possibility that the retina in a resting state might be less prone to develop diabetic retinopathy than usual, and a possible functional hypothesis on the pathogenesis of this diabetic complication, are questioned.
D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D014785:Vision, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity