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Diagnosing Diabetic Retinopathy
If an eye examination reveals any of the following conditions, there is a likely diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy:
Other diagnostic procedures include:
- Leaking blood vessels
- Retinal hemorrhage
- Swollen retina
- Fatty deposits (exudates) in the retina
- Areas of nerve fiber damage (cotton-wool spots)
- Changes in blood vessels, such as closures, beading or loops
- Microaneurysms
- Formation of new blood vessels (neovascularization)
- Vitreous hemorrhage
- Scar tissue formation with retinal detachment
Other diagnostic procedures include:
- Fluorescein angiography, to identify leaking blood vessels.
- Optical coherence tomography (OCT), a noninvasive imaging scan to see the thickness of the retina and whether fluid has leaked into retinal tissue.
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