Articles Tagged With: retinopathy
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Diabetic Retinopathy, Associated Comorbidities, and Treatment Considerations
Diabetic retinopathy is a complex disorder of the microvascular and neuronal structure of the retina. Although poorly understood, the problem does not start in the retina, but rather begins through systemic metabolic dysfunction, which causes damage to retina vessels. This article will review the structure of the retina, the systemic pathophysiology of diabetes, the resulting damage to retinal structure and function, comorbidities, traditional treatments, and prevention and treatment for diabetic retinopathy and its comorbidities.
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Diabetes Microvascular Complications
Diabetes mellitus is expensive, but most of the costs are attributed to complications and hospital care. This article will review the recommendations from the ADA 2017 Standards of Care for microvascular complications and relevant position statements, and will highlight preventive screening and clinical pearls for the primary care physician treating patients with diabetes.