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Rand Spencer, MD; J. Wallace McMeel, MD; Edward P. Franks, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 1981;99(9):1551-1554.

Abstract
• Four hundred eyes with moderate or severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy, initial good vision, and an average follow-up of 44.3 months were studied. Final visual acuity was 20/40 or better in 33% of these eyes, 20/50 to 5/200 in 32%, and 5/200 or worse in 35%. A poor visual prognosis was correlated with a traction detachment or relatively poor visual aculty at initial examination. No correlation was found between the length of follow-up and final visual prognosis. General guidelines are available for the management of these patients' conditions.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Retina Research, Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation, Boston. Dr Spencer is now with the Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 19, 1980.

Reprint requests to Editorial Services Unit, Eye Research Institute, 20 Staniford St, Boston, MA 02114 (Dr McMeel).

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