Creator: Dr. Sudha Seetharam
Keywords: Diabetic Retinopathy Symptoms, Blurred vision, Gradual vision loss, Floaters, blindness

Written by Dr. Sudha Seetharam, MBBS M.S (Ophthalmology)

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Nov 21, 2020

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References for Diabetic Retinopathy

Author: Dr. Sudha Seetharam

Editor: Dr. Sunil Shroff

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Jun 22, 2011
Last Updated on Nov 21, 2020

Comments

kelkar Friday, January 14, 2011

Examination is not prevention. the article dose not answer the question it posed in the heading, How to prevent Diabetic Retinopathy?

mihir1978 Sunday, August 31, 2008

Here is a good site to know more about diabetic retinopathy

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