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Year : 2008 | Volume
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Diabetic retinopathy: An update
Ramandeep Singh1, Kim Ramasamy2, Chandran Abraham3, Vishali Gupta1, Amod Gupta1
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India 2 Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India 3 Apollo First Med Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Amod Gupta Department of Ophthalmology, Advanced Eye Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160 012 India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.40355
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Diabetes mellitus is a major cause of avoidable blindness in both the developing and the developed countries. Significant technological advances have taken place to improve the diagnostic accuracy of diabetic retinopathy. In the last three decades, the treatment strategies have been revised to include, besides laser photocoagulation, early surgical interventions and pharmacotherapies. |
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