Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment operation after radial keratotomy.

Radial keratotomy has recently been introduced for the correction of myopia. This procedure does not hinder progression of the pathophysiological changes in the myopic eye. We hereby describe a case of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment operation after radial keratotomy and present the operative considerations and refractive results.

Diabetic retinopathy during pregnancy.

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the incidence, prevalence, progression, and risk factors of diabetic retinopathy during pregnancy.

Methods: Sixty-five patients who were pregnant and had insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus were evaluated before pregnancy, in every trimester during the pregnancy, and 12 months postpartum. The medical data included age, diabetes duration, glycohemoglobin, fructosamine, hemoglobin, creatinine, uric acid, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

Non-retinovascular leakage in diabetic maculopathy.

Background: Diabetic macular oedema is the leading cause of vision deterioration in diabetic retinopathy. Extracellular fluid within the retina, which distorts the retinal architecture, was assumed to be strictly of retinal vasculature origin. However, there is some experimental evidence supporting clinical observations suggesting a possible role of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE).