Diabetic retinopathy: two faces of the same coin.
We report two contrasting cases of diabetic retinopathy to illustrate vascular and retinal abnormalities in this condition. In the first case, mild diabetic retinopathy is diagnosed in an asymptomatic patient with diabetes mellitus of recent onset. The second patient has severe diabetic retinopathy, causing vision loss as a consequence of poor metabolic control.
Muñoz
Silvia
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Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Ophthalmology Department, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. smq@ya.com
Sanz
Silvia
S
Planas
Núria
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D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000473:pathology; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged