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Diabetic Retinopathy and Retinal Vascular Diseases

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This chapter elaborates on the indispensable role of OCT in the management of diabetic retinopathy and retinal vascular diseases. At the beginning, different classifications of diabetic macular edema based on OCT are discussed. Then, various manifestations of diabetic retinopathy such as microaneurysms, hard exudates, hemorrhages, intraretinal microvascular abnormalities (IRMA), and neovascular membranes are discussed by showing their OCT images. One of the hallmarks of diabetes is the pathology of the posterior hyaloid face, which undergoes vitreoschisis and can lead to tractional macular detachment, one of the most visually devastating conditions in diabetes that can only be recognized with OCT in its early stages. A vascular accident superimposed on preexisting diabetic retinopathy is among the challenging issues discussed in this chapter. This, in addition to a variety of vascular accidents and follow-up pictures, is among the topics that have been covered in this chapter. Other valuable information included is OCT features of laser scars, cotton wool spots, lamellar holes, hypertensive retinopathy, retinal macroaneurysm, Purtscher-like retinopathy, and macular telangiectasia.

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    Nazanin Ebrahimiadib M.D.

  2. Division of Ophthalmology, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, 1900 West Polk St. Ste. 617, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Kevin Ferenchak M.D.

  3. Noor Ophthalmology Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital, No. 96, Esfandiar Blvd., Vali’asr Ave., Tehran, Iran

    Fedra Hajizadeh M.D.

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Ebrahimiadib, N., Ferenchak, K., Hajizadeh, F. (2018). Diabetic Retinopathy and Retinal Vascular Diseases. In: Hajizadeh, F. (eds) Atlas of Ocular Optical Coherence Tomography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66757-7_3

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