Diabetic Retinopathy.
10.5124/jkma.2005.48.7.616
- Author:
Won Ki LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Korea. wklee@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Diabetic retinopathy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Blindness;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Diabetic Retinopathy*;
Early Diagnosis;
Humans;
Light Coagulation;
Natural History;
Vitrectomy
- From:Journal of the Korean Medical Association
2005;48(7):616-627
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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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.
