Journal Reviews archive for 2022

Occult central retinal artery occlusion

1 February 2022 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | CRAO, Central retinal artery occlusion, OCT, RAO, optical coherence tomography, retinal artery occlusion, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography

Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a sight-threatening condition resulting from occlusion of the central retinal artery and hypoperfusion of the inner retina. Early on, fundal examination may be normal. The authors present a retrospective case series of 11 patients...

Inflammation and microvascular changes in diabetic retinopathy

1 February 2022 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Aqueous flare, diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinal neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, intraocular inflammation, neuroinflammation

Studies have shown that neurodegeneration and inflammation in the retina start early in diabetic retinopathy (DR) and can be present before the latter is clinically evident. The aim of this retrospective review of 99 diabetic patients was to evaluate retinal...