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Nonproliferative severe diabetic retinopathy in the right eye. Long-standing poorly controlled diabetes mellitus produces retinal vascular disease responsible for bilateral diabetic retinopathy. The retina is hypoperfused and the arteries are very attenuated. Retinal hemorrhages and lipid exudates with macular edema are responsible for visual loss.
Reprinted with permission from Biousse V, Newman NJ, Thieme.1 © 2009 Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
