May 2006
Volume 47, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2006
Angiographic Cystoid Macular Edema in Patients With Clinically Significant Diabetic Macular Edema
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • J. Schartman
    Ophthalmology, Penn State, Hershey, PA
  • D.A. Quillen
    Ophthalmology, Penn State, Hershey, PA
  • K. Passantino
    Ophthalmology, Penn State, Hershey, PA
  • D. Antonetti
    Ophthalmology, Penn State, Hershey, PA
  • T.W. Gardner
    Ophthalmology, Penn State, Hershey, PA
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  J. Schartman, None; D.A. Quillen, None; K. Passantino, None; D. Antonetti, None; T.W. Gardner, None.
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2006, Vol.47, 1004. doi:
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      J. Schartman, D.A. Quillen, K. Passantino, D. Antonetti, T.W. Gardner; Angiographic Cystoid Macular Edema in Patients With Clinically Significant Diabetic Macular Edema . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2006;47(13):1004.

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Abstract

Purpose: : To determine the prevalence of angiographic cystoid macular edema (CME) in patients with clinically significant diabetic macular edema (CSME) and investigate the impact of CME on visual acuity.

Methods: : Retrospective review of the medical and photographic records of patients undergoing fluorescein angiography following the diagnosis of CSME in the Penn State Department of Ophthalmology.

Results: : The medical and photographic records of 278 patients with CSME were evaluated. Angiographic CME was detected in 43% of eyes with CSME. Patients with CME were 2.31 times more likely to have reduced visual acuity compared to patients without CME (p–value < 0.0001). The role of cataract surgery in these patients was not statistically significant.

Conclusions: : Angiographic CME is commonly present in patients with CSME. The presence of CME is associated with reduced visual acuity compared to patients without CME.

Keywords: diabetic retinopathy • macula/fovea 
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