Laser treatment in diabetic retinopathy [PDF]
Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in developed countries due to macular edema and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). For both complications laser treatment may offer proven therapy: the Diabetic Retinopathy
Ulbig, Michael W. +3 more
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The influence of background diabetic retinopathy in the second eye on rates of progression of diabetic retinopathy between 2005 and 2010. [PDF]
PURPOSE: The Gloucestershire Diabetic Eye Screening Programme offers annual digital photographic screening for diabetic retinopathy to a countywide population of people with diabetes.
Chave, Steve J. +16 more
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Effect of sulodexide in patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy: diabetic retinopathy sulodexide study (DRESS) [PDF]
To evaluate the effectiveness of sulodexide for the treatment of hard exudates (HE) in non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR).This was a randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial involving 130 patients (65 for each group) who had mild-to-moderate NPDR with macular HE.
Song, Ji Hun +4 more
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Delay in diabetic retinopathy screening increases the rate of detection of referable diabetic retinopathy. [PDF]
AIMS: To assess whether there is a relationship between delay in retinopathy screening after diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and level of retinopathy detected.
Stratton, I. M. +8 more
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Anaemia and the risk of progression from non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy to vision threatening diabetic retinopathy [PDF]
To determine if anaemia and oxygen delivery-related co-morbidities (ODCs) affect progression from non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) to vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy (VTDR).This is a retrospective cohort study using medical claims data from a large US insurer.
Yafeng, Li +2 more
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Diabetic retinopathy at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in Scotland [PDF]
The prevalence of retinopathy at first screening is lower than in previous UK studies, consistent with earlier diagnosis of diabetes. Most newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients in Scotland are screened within an acceptable interval and the prevalence ...
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Screening attendance, age group and diabetic retinopathy level at first screen [PDF]
AIMS: To report on the relationships between age at diagnosis of diabetes, time from registration with the screening programme to first diabetic eye screening and severity of diabetic retinopathy.
Bachmann, M.O. +25 more
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Rates of referable eye disease in the Scottish National Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme [PDF]
Aims: Diabetic retinopathy screening aims to detect people at risk of visual loss due to proliferative diabetic retinopathy, but also refers cases of suspected macular oedema (maculopathy).
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HbA1C, proliferative and non-proliferative retinopathy in diabetic patients
Background: Retinopathy is one of the most common microvascular complications caused by diabetes, which occurs due to changes in blood capillaries. One of the most important factors to determine the progression of retinopathy is measuring HbA1C. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between glycosylated hemoglobin levels, blood pressure ...
Faeze Poshtchaman +3 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for diabetes and diabetic retinopathy: results from the Nigeria national blindness and visual impairment survey. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: In Nigeria, urbanisation and increasing life expectancy are likely to increase the incidence of non-communicable diseases. As the epidemic of diabetes matures, visual loss from diabetic retinopathy (DR) will increase unless mechanisms for ...
Kyari, Fatima +14 more
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