I nternational F oundation for O ptic N erve D isease P. O. Box 777, Cornwall NY 12518, USA Providing and disseminating information on causes, prevention and treatment. Retinopathy commonly occurs in poorly controlled or long term diabetes which results in diffuse visual field defects. This pattern contrasts with more localised patterns found in optic nerve diseases.
Diabetes can also cause optic neuropathy.
It is also associated with optic atrophy in some inherited diseases. The polynucleotide nucleic acid which holds the genetic code. Drusen are seen with the ophthalmoscope as small yellow-white retinal or optic disc reflections. Drusen may be associated with vascular abnormalities in the eye, low retinal nerve fibre layer axon counts, glaucoma, anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, retinal hemorrhage, and premature visual loss. Bruch membrane drusen in the macula are associated with age-related macular degeneration.