J Korean Med Assoc.  2005 Jul;48(7):616-627. 10.5124/jkma.2005.48.7.616.

Diabetic Retinopathy

• Lee WK

• KMID: 2183586
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2005.48.7.616

Abstract

Retinopathy is the most common and vision threatening ocular complication of diabetes mellitus. Epidemiologic studies have described the natural history of diabetic retinopathy, and several well-designed clinical studies have demonstrated the benefits of laser photocoagulation, vitrectomy and tight metabolic control. New therapeutic trials are in progress. But it is one of the major causes of blindness in the adult population, which suggest the importance of early diagnosis and careful follow up examination as well as proper treatment in time.

Keyword

Diabetic retinopathy

MeSH Terms

Adult
Blindness
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic Retinopathy*
Early Diagnosis
Humans
Light Coagulation
Natural History
Vitrectomy

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