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Fulminant proliferative diabetic retinopathy in the non-photocoagulated eye following acute renal failure

Fulminant proliferative diabetic retinopathy in the non-photocoagulated eye following acute renal... Int Ophthalmol (2018) 38:907–908 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-017-0542-2 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Fulminant proliferative diabetic retinopathy in the non-photocoagulated eye following acute renal failure Wei Kiong Ngo Colin S. Tan Received: 27 January 2017 / Accepted: 17 April 2017 / Published online: 21 April 2017 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2017 Dear Editor, prior photocoagulation. Were there areas of non- perfusion which were picked up during routine follow- We read with interest the paper by Jang et al. [1] up during the preceding 8 years, for which targeted describing a case of rapidly progressive proliferative photocoagulation was performed to prevent diabetic retinopathy following the onset of acute renal neovascularization? failure. This gives us a timely reminder that it is Conventional fluorescein angiography typically important to consider the effects of systemic compli- images up to 55 of the retina. With the advent of cations, such as renal function, and their impact on newer ultra-wide-field angiography cameras, we are diabetic retinopathy. Microvascular complications of now able to cover up to 200 of the retina [2, 3]. diabetes include retinopathy and nephropathy; there- Studies conducted using ultra-wide-field angiography fore, it is common for patients to suffer from both reveal significant areas of non-perfusion in the complications http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Ophthalmology Springer Journals

Fulminant proliferative diabetic retinopathy in the non-photocoagulated eye following acute renal failure

Ngo, Wei; Tan, Colin
International Ophthalmology , Volume 38 (3) – Apr 21, 2017
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2017 by Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
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Medicine & Public Health; Ophthalmology
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0165-5701
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1573-2630
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10.1007/s10792-017-0542-2
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Int Ophthalmol (2018) 38:907–908 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-017-0542-2 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Fulminant proliferative diabetic retinopathy in the non-photocoagulated eye following acute renal failure Wei Kiong Ngo Colin S. Tan Received: 27 January 2017 / Accepted: 17 April 2017 / Published online: 21 April 2017 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2017 Dear Editor, prior photocoagulation. Were there areas of non- perfusion which were picked up during routine follow- We read with interest the paper by Jang et al. [1] up during the preceding 8 years, for which targeted describing a case of rapidly progressive proliferative photocoagulation was performed to prevent diabetic retinopathy following the onset of acute renal neovascularization? failure. This gives us a timely reminder that it is Conventional fluorescein angiography typically important to consider the effects of systemic compli- images up to 55 of the retina. With the advent of cations, such as renal function, and their impact on newer ultra-wide-field angiography cameras, we are diabetic retinopathy. Microvascular complications of now able to cover up to 200 of the retina [2, 3]. diabetes include retinopathy and nephropathy; there- Studies conducted using ultra-wide-field angiography fore, it is common for patients to suffer from both reveal significant areas of non-perfusion in the complications

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Published: Apr 21, 2017

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