The Natural History of Diabetic Extramacular Traction Retinal Detachment
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
- Vol. 99 (1) , 66-68
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1981.03930010068003
Abstract
• There is a difference of opinion concerning the advisability of surgery for extramacular traction retinal detachment (EMTRD) in diabetic patients before development of macular detachment. Ninety-nine eyes with EMTRD of 84 diabetic patients observed without surgery had a detachment rate of 13.8% in one year. This rate compares favorably with the reported 30% to 47% failure rate for diabetic eyes subjected to vitrectomy.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Pars Plana Vitrectomy for the Management of Severe Diabetic RetinopathyAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology, 1976