31: Diabetic Retinopathy – Screening & Treatm...

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The UK government has recently finished consulting on proposals to introduce mandatory eyesight testing for drivers aged 70 and over as part of the licence renewal process. The current vision standards for driving have been in place since the 1930s, and several tragic cases in wh ...  Show more

This episode covers diabetic retinopathy.

Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/ophthalmology/diabeticretinopathy/ or in the ophthalmology section of the 2nd e ...

Dr. Rajesh Rao discusses the risk factors for epiretinal membrane formation in patients with diabetes mellitus with Dr. Shinji Kakihara, first author of the Ophthalmology Science article, "Epiretinal Membrane Is Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy Severity and Cumulative Anti-VE ...  Show more

This week on Knock Knock Eye, Will talks about the difference between doing keynote speeches with the Wife and Death Show, before going into the main topic for the day, diabetic retinopathy. It's one of the leading causes of blindness and is very common with those who are Diabeti ...  Show more

Caroline Baumal, MD, joins Sila Bal, MD, MPH, to discuss a case in which a 53-year-old man with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes presented with sudden painless loss of vision in his left eye. Dr. Baumal explains that a dilated exam revealed the retina had an opaque a ...  Show more