A PROSPECTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECT OF PANRETINAL PHOTOCOAGULATION ON MACULAR THICKNESS AND MORPHOLOGY IN PATIENTS OF PROLIFERATIVE DIABETIC RETINOPATHY

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) on macular thickness and morphology in patients of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Methods: This was a prospective study including 67 eyes of 50 patients diagnosed to have proliferative diabetic retinopathy without clinically significant macular edema. Baseline and post PRP visual acuity, morphological changes on optical coherence tomography (OCT), and central foveal thickness were evaluated at one week and 3 months.