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Kocaeli Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları A.D. 38 years old woman suffering decrease in bilateral visual acuity was referred to our clinic. Visual acuities were 2/10 in right eye and 1/10 in the left one. Medical history of the patient included diabetes mellitus for 12 years and previous thyroid surgery 2 months before. Fundus fluorescein angiography revealed that bilateral cystoid macular edema and optic disc neovascularization despite lack of capillary non-perfusion areas. Carotid and ophthalmic doppler ultrasonographic studies revealed normal results. The patients had no ocular therapy except systemic diabetic metabolic control. The re-examination at the end of a 3 months period, revealed improvement in visual acuities of both eyes and regression of optic disc neovascularizations. Keywords : Proliferative diabetic retinopathy, neovascularization, spontaneous regression