DIABETES MELLITUS AND THE EYE

In Belgium as in other industrialized countries, diabetic retinopathy is still the most important cause of blindness in the active population group, but can be prevented by an early and adequate treatment. This highly socio-economic problem should therefore have priority with the autorities of the B...

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Published in:Acta clinica belgica (English ed. Online) 2004-09, Vol.59 (5), p.237-240
Main Author: Priem, H. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Belgium - epidemiology
Combined Modality Therapy
Diabetes Mellitus - diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology
Diabetic Retinopathy - epidemiology
Diabetic Retinopathy - prevention & control
Diabetic Retinopathy - therapy
Education, Medical, Continuing
Female
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Male
Mass Screening - standards
Prevalence
Prognosis
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
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Summary:In Belgium as in other industrialized countries, diabetic retinopathy is still the most important cause of blindness in the active population group, but can be prevented by an early and adequate treatment. This highly socio-economic problem should therefore have priority with the autorities of the Belgian Health Department. The costs of a well-organized screening programme of the diabetic population are far less than the costs that arise from the economic and social consequences caused by irreversable visual loss, the costs of long and expensive treatments and long periods of inability to work, when advanced diabetic eye disease has developed. Guidelines for management and timely treatment of patients with diabetic retinopathy are available, but should be implemented more vigorously.
ISSN:1784-3286
2295-3337
DOI:10.1179/acb.2004.034