Clinical considerations in the management of diabetic retinopathy.
Diabetes mellitus is a multisystem disease that results in debilitating visual loss for up to 5,800 Americans annually. Eye care for the patient with diabetes mellitus reflects a partnership of the primary physician, the eye doctor, and the patient. Ongoing clinical trials and established protocols defined by national clinical trials place a responsibility on the optometrist to ensure that all diabetic patients threatened with visual loss have the opportunity for timely and appropriate laser surgery.
Cavallerano
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Joslin Diabetes Center, William P. Beetham Eye Research and Treatment Unit, Boston, MA 02115.
D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D013997:Time Factors