title: Optical coherence tomography to detect macular edema in the presence of asteroid hyalosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To propose the use of optical coherence tomography as an effective diagnostic tool for identifying macular edema in patients with asteroid hyalosis obscuring the fundus view.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of clinical chart and images.
  
  
  METHODS
  Private retina practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  One patient diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy and asteroid hyalosis, who was experiencing decreased visual acuity and whose fundus view was inadequate for diagnosis using customary techniques.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Usual methods of diagnosis were ineffective until OCT obtained a clear image of the fundus and subsequent macular thickening with vitreomacular adhesion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Optical coherence tomography is an effective diagnostic tool for discovering macular edema in cases of dense asteroid hyalosis where traditional methods fail to obtain a clear image of the fundus.
authors.affiliation: Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Associates, 6035 Fairview Road, Charlotte, NC 28210, USA. djbrowning@carolina.rr.com
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Browning
authors.forename: Christina M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fraser
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology*