Clinical Analysis on Focal Laser Treatment of Diabetic Maculopathy.

Lim, Jin Ock; Lee, Jaeheung

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1990;31(4):485-492.
Published online April 1, 1990.

Clinical Analysis on Focal Laser Treatment of Diabetic Maculopathy.

Jin Ock Lim, Jaeheung Lee

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.

당뇨병성 황반증의 국소적 광응고술에 관한 임상적 고찰

이재흥(Jae Heung Lee),임진옥(Jin Ock Lim)

Abstract

Diabetic maculopathy which is the major cause of blindness in nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, has been treated clinically with laser photocoagulation. We reviewed 21 cases(26 eyes) of diabetic maculopathy which were treated by focal laser treatment and followed up for more than 6 months from January 1984 to December 1988. The results were as follows: 1. There was improvement of the visual acuity in 19 eyes(71.1%), no changes in 5 eyes(19.2%), and only two eyes(7.7%) showed worsened visual acuity. 2. The two eyes which showed worsened visula acuity after treatment showed stage IV of diabetic maculopathy.

Key Words: Diabetic maculopathy;Focal laser treatment