title: Diabetic retinopathy: an update.
abstract: Diabetes mellitus is a major cause of avoidable blindness in both the developing and the developed countries. Significant technological advances have taken place to improve the diagnostic accuracy of diabetic retinopathy. In the last three decades, the treatment strategies have been revised to include, besides laser photocoagulation, early surgical interventions and pharmacotherapies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Ramandeep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramasamy
authors.forename: Chandran
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: Vishali
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Amod
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000209:etiology; D014821:Vitrectomy