Diabetic retinopathy: an update.
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.
Singh
Ramandeep
R
Department of Ophthalmology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Ramasamy
Kim
K
Abraham
Chandran
C
Gupta
Vishali
V
Gupta
Amod
A
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