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Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Traction retinal detachment secondary to proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Traction retinal detachment secondary to proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Category(ies): Retina, Vitreous
Contributor: Elizabeth Gauger, MD
Photographer: Stefani Karakas, CRA

44-year-old female with a 25 year history of poorly-controlled insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. She noticed a decrease in vision in the left eye over several months.

tractional retinal detachment secondary to proliferative diabetic retinopathy
This photo shows a tractional retinal detachment secondary to proliferative diabetic retinopathy. There are fibrovascular bands encircling the arcades that are fovea (macula) threatening. Please note the neovascularization of the disc (NVD) originating from the inferonasal edge of the optic disc.