Alanalysis Of The Relationship Between The Classification Of Diabetic Macular Edema And The Related Factors

ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between the classification of diabetic macular edema (DME) and the stages of the diabetic retinopathy (DR), the diabetic duration, the classification of diabetes, the use of the insulin and the visual loss.MethodsRetrospectively analyzed the clinical data of fundus fluoresce in angiography (FFA) and other related information of 1172 patients who were diagnosed as DR. Classified DR according to national standard of the diagnosis and classification of DR, and classified DME according to the standard made by the early treatment diabetic retinopathy study research group of United States. The occurrence of DME in DR in each stage and the relationships between DME and the disease course, the classification of diabetes, the use of the insulin and the vision were analyzed.ResultsIn 1172 patients, 633 eyes in 394 patients had DME (33.62%) , including265(41.86%) with focal DME and 368 (58.14%) with diffuse DME. The occurrence ofDME was1.27% in I stage DR, 7.74% in II stage DR, 36.81% in III stage DR, 51.98%in IV stage DR. Patients with DME were hardly found at the V and VI stage of DR...