Journal Menu
- About this Journal
- Abstracting and Indexing
- Aims and Scope
- Article Processing Charges
- Articles in Press
- Author Guidelines
- Bibliographic Information
- Citations to this Journal
- Contact Information
- Editorial Board
- Editorial Workflow
- Free eTOC Alerts
- Publication Ethics
- Submit a Manuscript
- Subscription Information
- Table of Contents
TheScientificWorldJOURNAL
Volume 8 (2008), Pages 1152-1153
doi:10.1100/tsw.2008.138
Clinical Image
Diabetic Retinopathy: Two Faces of the Same Coin
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Ophthalmology Department, L 'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Received 29 September 2008; Revised 3 October 2008; Accepted 5 October 2008
Academic Editor: Daniel Batlle
Copyright © 2008 Silvia Muñoz et al.
Abstract
We report two contrasting cases of diabetic retinopathy to illustrate vascular and retinal abnormalities in this condition. In the first case, mild diabetic retinopathy is diagnosed in an asymptomatic patient with diabetes mellitus of recent onset. The second patient has severe diabetic retinopathy, causing vision loss as a consequence of poor metabolic control.