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Diabetic Retinopathy
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Key Points
...ey Points...
...evalence of diabetes, both worldwide and in th...
Figure 1. Standard Photographs
...igure 1. Standard Pho...
Diagnosis
Diagno...
...tic Retinopathy Disease Severity Scale a...
...are process for diabetic retinopathy incl...
...be informed that they may have good visio...
...ith Type 2 diabetes mellitus without diabetic...
...ype 1 diabetes mellitus without di...
...le 3. International Clinical Diabe...
...Recommended Eye Examinations for Patients...
Ophthalmologic Examination
Ophthalmologic Examination
...should be classified according to the categories...
...biomicroscopy is the recommended method to eva...
...of the peripheral retina is best performed with in...
...is best evaluated by dilated examination using...
...olor fundus photography and optical cohere...
Fundus Photography
...undus Photograph...
...used appropriately, color and red-free fundus pho...
...r fundus photography is often helpful...
Ultrasonography
...sonography
...propriately, ultrasonography ancillary to the c...
...is an extremely valuable diagnostic tool that en...
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
...herence Tomography (OCT...
...propriately, OCT ancillary to the cl...
...elpful screening tool to detect subtle edema and t...
...se of Optical Coherence Tomography...