Title: Study of the Effect of Grid Laser Photocoagulation on Contrast Sensitivity in Patients with Diabetic Macular Odema
Author: Dr Thoutam Anusha
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v10i10.18
Abstract
Introduction
Contrast sensitivity is an important aspect of visual function and is even more important for ordinary daily tasks than visual acuity. Contrast sensitivity function may be deteriorated to a significant level in diabetic retinopathy, especially in diabetic macular edema.[1-4]
Diabetic macular edema is a microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus defined as retinal thickening resulting from the accumulation of fluid in the retina. When it is associated with hard exudates, both retinal damage and permanent visual loss will occur.[5]
Diabetic macular Odema is one of the major causes for moderate vision loss in diabetic patients. Laser photocoagulation is the treatment modality for DME either focal or grid laser is done which reduces the odema thus improving the vision and contrast sensitivity.[6,7]
The objective of this study was to determine the impact of macular laser photocoagulation as the standard treatment of clinically significant macular edema on contrast sensitivity.
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