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Diabetic
eye disease refers to a group of eye problems that people
with diabetes may have as a complication of the disease. All
of these diseases can cause vision loss or even blindness.
The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy is increasing day by
day. All diabetic patients require regular eye examinations
to diagnose & treat diabetic retinopathy.
The diabetic retinopathy clinic is a part of the vitreo retinal
clinic. It has the following facilities to diagnose &
manage diabetic retinopathy.
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Indirect ophthalmoscope - to examine the retina |
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Slit
Lamp biomicroscope with special lenses – to examine
the central retina. |
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Carl
Zeiss digitized angiography system for doing Fundus fluorescein
angiography. |
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Iridex
red & green lasers – for laser treatment of diabetic
retinopathy. |
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Cryotherapy
– for ablation of the peripheral diabetic retina. |
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Accurus
vitrectomy machine – to surgically manage complicated
diabetic retinopathy cases. |
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