Which of the following is characteristically associated with proliferative diabetic retinopathy: September 2011: (A) Cotton wool spots, (B) Papilloedema, (C) Soft exudates, (D) Neovascularization
Answer is D. Ans. D: Neovascularization In proliferative diabetic retinopathy, the neovascularization arises from the optic nerve head; there is neovascularization of the disc and along the large vessels, as well as neovascularization elsewhere