title: [Management of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic maculopathy in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus].
abstract: The world's population is aging, and simultaneously, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus worldwide is rapidly increasing. Therefore, the clinical management of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic maculopathy in elderly patients with diabetes is increasingly becoming more important. Therefore, collaboration between ophthalmologists and physicians is mandatory. The international clinical diabetic retinopathy and macular edema disease severity scales are very useful for information sharing between ophthalmologists and diabetologists. This review describes a strategy to assess symptoms of diabetes, including the clinical course of retinopathy and maculopathy, pathological changes, and pathogenesis, as well as details an updated treatment modality. Elderly patients tend to present with multiple complications that should be considered by the management team.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine.
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishitsuka
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009885:Ophthalmology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014821:Vitrectomy