16 Oct Addendum to "The Stages of Diabetic Retinopathy"
An additional comment added to yesterday's post. I included it here and pasted in yesterday's post....
An additional comment added to yesterday's post. I included it here and pasted in yesterday's post....
Diabetics should not worry about the sudden development of blindness. Blindness is statistically unlikely, and if at risk, a patient has a great chance of maintaining lifelong useful vision....
Diabetes can be approached as a disease that affects blood vessels. This is true in diabetic peripheral neuropathy, kidney disease and diabetic retinopathy....
The term "macular" describes several conditions that may affect the macula. It, by itself, is not a disease. ...
Intraocular drug delivery systems are just emerging and the timing couldn't better....
Intraocular drug delivery systems are developing to treat diabetic macular edema. Sustained release systems offer hope of long term treatment, compliance and little or no side effects....
New floaters can be from a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), retinal tear or diabetic retinopathy. ...
Successful case histories of patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy....
How social media may build a medical practice and lead to improvements in healthcare....