Community Eye Health Vol. 28 Issue 92 2015
The diabetes epidemic and its implications for eye health
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Diabetes is a complex disease requiring the involvement of many health professionals, and patients have many different appointments to keep and tests to undergo.
With so much going on, raising awareness of diabetic retinopathy (DR) can be difficult. Early detection is crucial, as DR is symptomless in the early stages; once vision is affected it is usually too late.
Patients can also help to reduce their risk of developing DR by looking after their own health and their diabetes – and as eye care practitioners we have a responsibility to lead by example and to talk to them about how to make healthy changes in their own lifestyle.
Finally, we have several clinical and technical articles to update and inform your diagnosis and management of DR patients. We hope you will enjoy this issue!
Articles in this issue –
- The diabetes epidemic and its implications for eye health
- Management of diabetic eye disease: an overview
- Improving patient compliance with diabetic retinopathy screening and treatment
- Diabetic retinopathy (DR): management and referral
- Grading diabetic retinopathy (DR) using the Scottish grading protocol
- Talking to patients about diabetes and eye health
- Understanding and safely using ophthalmic lasers
- Urine testing for diabetic analysis
- The East Africa Trachoma/NTD Cross-border Partnership
- Planning a programme to prevent visual loss from diabetic retinopathy
- DR services in Fiji: attitudes, barriers and screening practices
- From the field: Educating DR patients on gaining better diabetes control
- Empowering patients with diabetic retinopathy
- Diabetic retinopathy in Swaziland
- The Scottish Diabetic Retinopathy Screening programme
Continuing professional development –
- Time to reflect: The diabetes epidemic and its implications for eye health
- Test yourself: The diabetes epidemic and its implications for eye health
- Picture quiz: Issue 92, April 2016
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