Diabetic Macular Edema

In this condition, fluid leaks out of the blood vessels of the retina into the retinal tissue. The retina has a pumping mechanism to get rid of fluid, but if the leakage increases enough, it overwhelms the pump, and the retina swells

Images:

• Diabetic Macular Edema
• Diabetic Macular Edema - Long Term Edema with Stable Vision
• Diabetic Macular Edema - Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
• Diabetic Macular Edema Associated with Peripheral Capillary Nonperfusion
• Diabetic Macular Edema Center-involved
• Disorganized Retinal Inner Layer associated with resolved Diabetic Macular Edema

Videos:

• Diabetic Macular Edema