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Abnormal VECP latencies can be found in type 1 diabetic patients without retinopathy or neuropathy. The pathogenesis of this finding is still unclear. The authors report the clinical history of a diabetic patient showing normal fundus, normal oscillatory potentials, and pathological VECP latency on first examination. The clinical follow-up of this patient showed rapid evolution toward proliferative retinopathy. This finding is suggestive of a peripheral (optic nerve or retina) origin of the VECP impairment.
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Anastasi, M., Lodato, G. & Cillino, S. VECPs and optic disc damage in diabetes. Doc Ophthalmol 66, 331–336 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00213661
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