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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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