Menstrual cycle dependent changes in blue-on-yellow visual field analysis of young diabetic women with severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Purpose: To evaluate menstrual cycle dependent changes on blue-on-yellow visual fields of diabetic women, and to compare the results with those of healthy women.

Methods: Left eyes of 93 normally menstruating women were included in the study, comprising 45 with type-1 diabetes mellitus and severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy and 48 healthy controls. All subjects underwent baseline complete ocular examination and achromatic visual field analysis.