Recent advances in the management and understanding of diabetic retinopathy [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Despite recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, this complication remains a steadfast challenge to patients and physicians. This review summarizes recent progress in the diagnosis and management of diabetic retinopathy, including automated screening, optical coherence...

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Published in:F1000 research 2017, Vol.6, p.2063-2063
Main Authors: Powers, Matthew, Greven, Margaret, Kleinman, Robert, Nguyen, Quan Dong, Do, Diana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood pressure
Diabetes
Diabetes & Obesity
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetic retinopathy
Diagnosis
Edema
Lipids
Medical imaging
Mortality
Neural networks
Neurodegeneration
Pathogenesis
Patients
Polypharmacy
Prevention
Retinal, Vitreous & Macular Disorders
Retinopathy
Review
Risk factors
Studies
Tomography
Vascular endothelial growth factor
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Summary:Despite recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, this complication remains a steadfast challenge to patients and physicians. This review summarizes recent progress in the diagnosis and management of diabetic retinopathy, including automated screening, optical coherence tomography, control of systemic risk factors, surgical techniques, laser treatment, and pharmaceutical treatment, including vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors. Recent advances in pharmaceutical treatments, in particular, hold strong promise of halting and sometimes reversing the disease process. Clinicians nevertheless must remain vigilant in their efforts to diagnose and treat this disease early in its course.
ISSN:2046-1402
2046-1402
DOI:10.12688/f1000research.12662.1