Ultrasonic examination in severe diabetic eye disease.

نویسندگان

  • D McLeod
  • M Restori
چکیده

B-scan ultrasound of the posterior segment is reported in 154 patients with severe diabetic eye disease. Epiretinal fibrosis, vitreous haemorrhage, vitreous detachment, and retinal detachment were frequently diagnosed. The ultrasonic findings are discussed in relation to the pathological changes in the vitreous in proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The British journal of ophthalmology

دوره 63 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1979