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The incidence of diabetes is increasing worldwide at an alarming rate, and diabetic retinopathy is one of the most significant complications of diabetes. Packed with outstanding retinal photos, the second edition of this one-stop clinical manual offers a comprehensive overview of the diagnosis, treatment and long-term management of patients with diabetic eye disease.
Edited and authored by world-renowned experts from leading centres of excellence, A Practical Manual of Diabetic Retinopathy Management presents evidence-based guidance relevant for a global audience of health-care professionals, including diabetologists, ophthalmologists, retinal screeners, optometrists, ophthalmic nurses, GPs, and medical students.
List of contents
List of contributors
Prologue
Acknowledgments
About the companion website
1. Introduction
Peter H. Scanlon
2. Diabetes
Jonathan Shaw and Peter H Scanlon
3. Lesions and Classifications of Diabetic Retinopathy
Peter H Scanlon
4. Screening For Diabetic Retinopathy
Peter H Scanlon
5. Imaging Techniques In Diabetic Retinopathy
Peter van Wijngaarden and Peter H Scanlon
6. The Normal Eye
Stephen J Aldington
7. Diabetic Macular Oedema
Ahmed AB Sallam and Abdallah A Ellabban
8. Mild NPDR (Background DR)
Peter H Scanlon
9. Moderate and Severe NPDR (Pre-Proliferative DR)
Peter H Scanlon
10. Proliferative DR and Advanced DR
Peter H Scanlon
11. Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy with Maculopathy
Ahmed AB Sallam and Peter H Scanlon
12. The Stable Treated Eye
Peter H Scanlon
13. Vitrectomy Surgery in Diabetic Retinopathy
Charles P. Wilkinson
14. Cataract Surgery in the diabetic eye - pre, intra and postoperative considerations
Abdallah A Ellabban, Ahmed AB Sallam
15. Pregnancy and the Diabetic Eye
Peter H Scanlon
16. Low Vision and Blindness from Diabetic Retinopathy
Peter H Scanlon
17. Future Advances in the Management of Diabetic Retinopathy
Peter van Wijngaarden
18. Other Retinal Conditions in Diabetes
Stephen J. Aldington and Peter H. Scanlon
19. Conditions with Appearances Similar to Diabetic Retinopathy
Stephen J. Aldington and Peter H. Scanlon
Glossary
Index
About the author
Peter Scanlon, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Gloucestershire and Oxford Eye Units; Senior Research Fellow, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford; Visiting Professor of Medical Ophthalmology, University of Gloucestershire, UK
Ahmed Sallam, MD, PhD, FRCOphth, Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA
Peter van Wijngaarden, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Australia; Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Australia
Summary
The incidence of diabetes is increasing worldwide at an alarming rate, and diabetic retinopathy is one of the most significant complications of diabetes.
