Diabetic Retinopathy

Publication Date: January 1, 2020

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This pocket guide has been archived and is no longer updated. The information below may be outdated. Please refer to AAO website for current guidelines.

Key Points

...Ke...

...evalence of diabetes, both worldwide and...


Figure 1. Standard Photographs

...Standard Photographs...

Diagnosis

...Diagnosis...

...ic Retinopathy Disease Severity Scale and I...


...e care process for diabetic retinopathy include...


...nts must be informed that they may have...


...ith Type 2 diabetes mellitus without diabe...


...h Type 1 diabetes mellitus without diabetic reti...


...ternational Clinical Diabetic Macular Edem...


...nded Eye Examinations for Patients With Diabe...


Ophthalmologic Examination

...Ophthalmologic Examin...

...eyes should be classified according to the categ...


...-lamp biomicroscopy is the recommended method to...


...on of the peripheral retina is best performed wi...


...best evaluated by dilated examination using slit-...


...otography and optical coherence tomography (OCT)...


Fundus Photography

...Fundus Photogr...

...ately, color and red-free fundus photogr...


...ndus photography is often helpful to docume...


Ultrasonography

...Ultrasonogra...

...d appropriately, ultrasonography ancillary...


...phy is an extremely valuable diagnostic t...


Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

...O...

...f used appropriately, OCT ancillary t...


...lpful screening tool to detect subtle edema and t...


...e 5. Use of Optical Coherence Tomo...