by Peter H. Scanlon
A Practical Manual of Diabetic Retinopathy Management covers the diagnosis, treatment and long-term management of eye problems in people with diabetes, with a strong emphasis on the importance of early diagnosis.
A Practical Manual of Diabetic Retinopathy Management is a richly illustrated manual on the management of all stages of diabetic retinopathy, ideal for diabetologists, general endocrinologists who see patients with diabetes, retinal screeners, ophthalmologists and any other healthcare professionals involved in the care and management of diabetes.
Contents
- Diabetes
- Lesions and classifications of diabetic retinopathy
- Screening for diabetic retinopathy
- Stage R0: the normal eye
- Stage M1: maculopathy
- Stage R1: mild non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (background diabetic retinopathy)
- Stage R2: moderate and severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (preproliferative diabetic retinopathy)
- Stage R3: proliferative diabetic retinopathy and advanced diabetic retinopathy
- Stage R3 with M1: proliferative diabetic retinopathy with maculopathy
- Stage P1: the stable treated eye
- The surgical approach to the diabetic eye
- Pregnancy and the diabetic eye
- Low vision and blindness from diabetic retinopathy
- Future advances in the management of diabetic retinopathy
- Other retinal conditions that are more frequent in diabetes
- Conditions with appearances similar to diabetic retinopathy
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