Influence of Peripapillary Atrophy on the Progress of Diabetic Retinopathy.
- Author:
Jaeryung OH
1
;
Jun Heon KIM
;
Yong Yeon KIM
;
Kuhl HUH
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea. dumky@unitel.co.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Diabetic retinopathy;
Peripapillary atrophy
- MeSH:
Atrophy*;
Diabetic Retinopathy*;
Diagnosis;
Glaucoma;
Humans;
Korea;
Myopia;
Ophthalmology
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2003;44(10):2259-2264
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate the influence of peripapillary atrophy on the progress of diabetic retinopathy. METHODS: Interval between the diagnosis of diabetes and the onset of diabetic retinopathy was compared between 77 eyes of 50 patients with peripapillary atrophy and 253 eyes of 172 patients without peripapillary atrophy who visited the Korea university ophthalmology department between January 2002 and May 2002, No one had glaucoma or high myopia. Pepipapillary atrophy was classified by severity and compared. RESULTS: Time to the onset of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy was longer in the patients with peripapillary atrophy (13.7 years) than the patients without peripapillary atrophy (11.2 years) (p
