494 Index
Panretinal photocoagulation (PRP), 104, 208, 278–282, 306, 325, 480
Parel, Jean Marie, 113
Pars plana vitreous surgery, 115 instrument, 113
Pathogenesis, of diabetic retinopathy axonal transparency, loss of, 56 b-wave of electroretinogram (ERG), 53
degenerative processes of neural tissue, 53–54 diabetic macular edema, 59–61
focal depressions, 56, 56 glucose metabolism, 57 glutamate excitotoxicity, 54 hypertensive retinopathy, 52 insulin deficiency/resistance, 58
migration of bone marrow-derived immune cells into retina, impacts, 51
neovascularization, 61, 63 neural cell injury, 53
nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, 54–59 preclinical phase, 52–54
proliferative diabetic retinopathy, 61–64 retinal arteriolar narrowing, 51–52 vascular changes, 54, 57, 60
venous tortuosity and dilation, 60 vision loss, 64
Patz, Arnall, 108 Pegaptanib, 258, 287, 424
Pericyte loss, 25, 28–29, 55–56, 61 Perindopril-indapamide combination, 273 Peripheral and autonomic neuropathy, 8 Photocoagulation
Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network (DRCRnet), 471–482
Diabetic Retinopathy Study (DRS), 162, 162–164, 163–164
Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS), 165, 165–169, 166–169
estimated percentages of eye with harmful effects, 164
and vitrectomy, 169–171 Phthisis, 170
Pioglitazone, 359, 361 Pioglitazone-Glimiperide (Duetact), 360 Pioglitazone-Metformin (ActoPlus Met), 360 Poiseuille’s law, 60
Polylactic–glycolic acid, 242
Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), 133, 210 Posurdex implant, 242
PPARΓ-Activators (Glitazones), 359, 362 Pramlintide, 359
Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy-Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (PROVE-IT) trial, 365
Precapillary arterioles, 51 Pregnancy
and diabetic retinopathy, 254
and progression of diabetic retinopathy, 346–347
Prevention strategies, for risk of blindness Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in
Diabetes (ACCORD) study, 174 aldose-reductase inhibitors, 174 antiangiogenic activity drugs, 175 blood pressure lowering, 174 control of blood glucose, 171
Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT), 171–173
recommended eye examination schedule, 176 serum lipid lowering, 173
Sorbinil Retinopathy Trial (SRT), 175, 175
United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS), 174
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), 323–324
Progressive anterior hyaloid FVP, 217 Progressive FVP, 212
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), 13, 26, 34–37, 61, 61–64, 62–63, 126–129, 236,
283
blindness from, 162
candidate mediators of intraocular, 400–403 clinical associations of VEGF, 403
evidence for secondary interventions, 288 optical coherence tomography (OCT),
155–156
photocoagulation for, 41, 162–164 Protein Kinase C Beta Inhibitor Diabetic Retinopathy Study (PKC-DRS)
patients with diabetic macular edema, effect of ruboxistaurin on, 469–470
visual acuity decline, effect of ruboxistaurin on, 470–471
visual loss, effect of ruboxistaurin on, 469 Protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors, 58, 175,
274–278, 420–424 Proteinuria, 85 Pseudohypopyon, 241
Puberty and progression of diabetic retinopathy, 347
Quinine, 330
Ranibizumab, 242–243, 258, 287, 424 Recrudescence, of macular edema, 152–153 Red wavelengths, 196
Refractive error, 327 Repaglinide, 359
Retinal anatomy and physiology, 50 arterial vessels, 51
blood vessels, 51–52 cellular elements, 49 electrical inputs, 50 glial cells, 50–51 glutamate handling, 51 microcirculation, 51, 52 microglial cells, 50–51 neurons, 50