Improving patient compliance with diabetic retinopathy screening and treatment
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the many complications of diabetes. Because there are no symptoms initially, patients will not realise that they have the condition until it is at a proliferative stage or they develop macular oedema, when their vision becomes affected. Unfortunately, vision that has b...
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| description | Diabetic retinopathy is one of the many complications of diabetes. Because there are no symptoms initially, patients will not realise that they have the condition until it is at a proliferative stage or they develop macular oedema, when their vision becomes affected. Unfortunately, vision that has been lost may never be regained. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1d7621b308c94f908255932916cc859c2022-12-21T18:57:34ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68331993-72882015-06-0128926869Improving patient compliance with diabetic retinopathy screening and treatmentKarinya Lewis0Specialist Registrar, University Hospitals Southampton, Southampton, UK. Karinya.lewis@uhs.nhs.ukDiabetic retinopathy is one of the many complications of diabetes. Because there are no symptoms initially, patients will not realise that they have the condition until it is at a proliferative stage or they develop macular oedema, when their vision becomes affected. Unfortunately, vision that has been lost may never be regained.http://www.cehjournal.org/article/improving-patient-compliance-with-diabetic-retinopathy-screening-and-treatment/Diabetic retinopathyPlanning and managementAccessibilityAttitudesCommunicationLaser treatmentPatient careScreening |
| spellingShingle | Karinya Lewis Improving patient compliance with diabetic retinopathy screening and treatment Community Eye Health Journal Diabetic retinopathy Planning and management Accessibility Attitudes Communication Laser treatment Patient care Screening |
| title | Improving patient compliance with diabetic retinopathy screening and treatment |
| title_full | Improving patient compliance with diabetic retinopathy screening and treatment |
| title_fullStr | Improving patient compliance with diabetic retinopathy screening and treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving patient compliance with diabetic retinopathy screening and treatment |
| title_short | Improving patient compliance with diabetic retinopathy screening and treatment |
| title_sort | improving patient compliance with diabetic retinopathy screening and treatment |
| topic | Diabetic retinopathy Planning and management Accessibility Attitudes Communication Laser treatment Patient care Screening |
| url | http://www.cehjournal.org/article/improving-patient-compliance-with-diabetic-retinopathy-screening-and-treatment/ |
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