AIM: To assess the correlation between the features of optical coherencetomography(OCT)and fundus fluorescein angiography(FFA)in diabetic macular edema(DEM).

METHODS: Totally 70 patients(135 eyes)with diabetic retinopathy(DR)were evaluated by central vision, best corrected visual acuity(BCVA), intraocular pressure, indirect ophthalmoscopy, slit lamp microscope combined +90D front mirror mydriatic fundus examination, mydriatic fundus color photography, OCT, FFA, the correlation between FFA and OCT were analyzed.

RESULTS: In mild macular oedema cases, abnormalities in FFA was 56 eyes, abnormalities in OCT was 68 eyes(P=0.0009); FFA showed 12 normal eyes, 10 eyes in OCT were characterized by diffused macular oedema; FFA was performed with cystoid macular oedema, OCT was 46.7% with cystoid type.

CONCLUSION: DME is diagnosed by Combination FFA with OCT, OCT is an indispensable tool when following up DME, and it has advantage in early application.