Diabetic Retinopathy: Screening to Treatment

Diabetes mellitus is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, with diabetic retinopathy (DR) remaining the most common cause of eye disease for people with diabetes. Current guidelines state that all patients with diabetes should be screened for retinal problems. Diabetic Retinopathy, second edition, offers a practical, clinically focused guide to DR. Featuring 20 concise chapters this resource covers the basics of diabetes mellitus and ocular anatomy, why screening is required, the epidemiology and nature of diabetic retinopathy, as well as associated ocular diseases. It has been fully updated to include the latest trial data and newest developments in the management of diabetic retinopathy, as well as three new chapters covering patients of concern, imaging techniques in diabetic retinopathy, and an overview of treatment strategies for diabetic eye disease. Part of the Oxford Diabetes Library series, this pocketbook is a concise companion for professionals involved in screening and treating diabetic retinopathy.

1 - What is diabetes?
2 - Diabetic retinopathy- reasons for screening
3 - Anatomy of the eye and the healthy fundus
4 - Diabetes and the eye
5 - Background diabetic retinopathy
6 - Maculopathy
7 - Pre-proliferative and proliferative retinopathy
8 - Advanced diabetic eye disease
9 - Other ophthalmic lesions in the fundus
10 - The screening episode - visual acuity, mydriasis, and digital photography
11 - How to grade
12 - The principles of a national diabetic retinopathy screening programme (DESP)
13 - Programme administration and fail-safe
14 - Models of screening and IT
15 - Training and accreditation for retinal screening and grading
16 - Medical management of diabetic retinopathy
17 - Patients of Concern
18 - Imaging in diabetic retinopathy
19 - Ophthalmic treatment of diabetic retinopathy
20 - New treatment strategies for diabetic eye disease

Ramesh R. Sivaraj works as a Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interests in medical retinal diseases, intraocular inflammation & cataract surgery at the University Hospitals Birmingham. He was previously the Clinical Director & diabetic lead for the department and is currently the research lead for Ophthalmology at Heartlands, Solihull and Good Hope Hospitals. He is an honorary senior lecturer at the Aston university and is involved in medical students and optometry students teaching program. He is a member of the International Medical Graduate's sub- committee at the Royal College of Ophthalmology. He in the principal investigator in several National Institute of Health Research sponsored trials in the West Midlands. Professor Paul M. Dodson currently serves as Professor of Medicine at Aston University and as a Consultant Physician in Medical Opthalmology and Diabetes with Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust.