Diabetic Retinopathy Evidence-Based Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Browning, David J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Diabetes.; Ophthalmology.; Medicine & Public Health.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85900-2

The field of diabetic retinopathy has changed dramatically in the past five years with the use of intravitreal injections, the incorporation of optical coherence tomography in practice, and the changing importance of fluorescein angiography. Diabetic Retinopathy: Evidence-Based Management provides a...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Pathophysiology of Diabetic Retinopathy
• 2. Genetics and Diabetic Retinopathy
• 3. Epidemiology of Diabetic Retinopathy
• 4. Systemic and Ocular Factors Influencing Diabetic Retinopathy
• 5. Defining Diabetic Retinopathy Severity
• 6. Diagnostic Techniques in Clinical PracticeOptical Coherence Tomography, Fluorescein Angiography, and Ultrasound
• 7. Diabetic Macular Edema
• 8. Treatment of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
• 9. Diabetic Macular Ischemia
• 10. Cataract Surgery in Diabetic Retinopathy
• 11. Glaucoma and Diabetic Retinopathy
• 12. The Cornea in Diabetes Mellitus
• 13. The Optic Nerve in Diabetes Mellitus
• 14. Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy
• 15. Practical Concerns with Ethical Dimensions in the Management of Diabetic Retinopathy
• 16. Clinical Examples in Managing Diabetic Retinopathy.