Doctor's Role in Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy and Prevention of Blindness from its Complications
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microangiopathy, which is caused by chronic hyperglycemia, affecting the retinal arterioles, capillaries and venules, complications of which lead to incurable blindness. Approximately 10% of the diabetic population has type I diabetes mellitus (DM) which is diagnosed b...
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Materialtyp: | Artikel |
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Nepal Medical Association
2005-01-01
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Serie: | Journal of Nepal Medical Association |
Länkar: | http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/426 |