Full Description
This practical clinical manual covers the diagnosis, treatment - both medical and surgical - and long-term management of eye problems in people with diabetes. Aimed at the MDT involved in the care of patients with diabetes, it emphasizes the importance of regular screening and early diagnosis and presents evidence-based guidance.
Contents
1 Introduction - Peter H Scanlon. 2 Diabetes - David R Matthews & Peter H Scanlon. 3 Lesions and classifications of diabetic retinopathy - Peter H Scanlon. 4 Screening for diabetic retinopathy - Peter H Scanlon. 5 Stage R0: the normal eye - Stephen J Aldington. 6 Stage M1: maculopathy - Peter H Scanlon. 7 Stage R1: mild non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (background diabetic retinopathy) - Peter H Scanlon. 8 Stage R2: moderate and severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (preproliferative diabetic retinopathy) - Peter H Scanlon. 9 Stage R3: proliferative diabetic retinopathy and advanced diabetic retinopathy - Peter H Scanlon. 10 Stage R3 with M1: proliferative diabetic retinopathy with maculopathy - Peter H Scanlon. 11 Stage P1: the stable treated eye - Peter H Scanlon. 12 The surgical approach to the diabetic eye - Charles P Wilkinson. 13 Pregnancy and the diabetic eye - Peter H Scanlon. 14 Low vision and blindness from diabetic retinopathy - Peter H Scanlon. 15 Future advances in the management of diabetic retinopathy - Peter H Scanlon. 16 Other retinal conditions that are more frequent in diabetes - Stephen J Aldington & Peter H Scanlon. 17 Conditions with appearances similar to diabetic retinopathy - Stephen J Aldington & Peter H Scanlon. Glossary. Index
