The Diabetic: His Visual Prognosis

An Ophthalmologist Looks at the Diabetic

“…These exudates later coalesce as irregular masses. 4. Cotton wool or fluffy, ill-defined exudates appear with the advent of hypertension.…”

“…Cordes 4 pointed out further that considering the over-all picture, with the variations in management and cooperation on the part of the patient, it can probably he stated that the young diabetic who survives 20 years is very likely to have a severe form of retinopathy with serious loss of vision. The adult who survives 20 years with the disease will almost certainly have retinopathy, but the retinal process will he less severe and progress more slowly than in the juvenile diabetic.…”