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....
New floaters can be from a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), retinal tear or diabetic retinopathy. ...
Diabetics need regular annual eye exams regardless of symptoms. Diabetic retinopathy can cause no symptoms, blurry vision or blindness....
Flomax ® is taken by most men for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). For several years, it has been implicated in causing intraoperative complications with cataract surgery. The study found that patients that took Flomax (tamsulosin) within two weeks prior to cataract surgery had an increased risk...
Definition of informed consent and an explanation of its different parts....
Scleral buckles are being replaced by vitrectomy for repair of retinal detachments....