Management of Diabetic Retinopathy (Recent Advances in Research and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus)

Medical and Ophthalmic management of diabetic retinopathy are reviewed. In my study, to keep in the good glycemic control can be proved to prevent from occurrence and progression of diabetic retinopathy in both IDDM and NIDDM patients. Diabetic macular edema is one of the major causes of severe visual disturbance in diabetics. So far several treatments were reported, such as macular photocoagulation, aspirin therapy, hyperbaric therapy. Vitreous surgery is evaluated to reduce macular edema in severe diabetic retinopathy