Macular Oedema
Additional Testing
Additional procedures in diagnosing and evaluating diabetic retinopathy may be helpful. Such procedures include:
•Fundus photography or retinal imaging
Mydriatic ETDRS 7-field stereo 35 mm fundus photography is currently the gold standard for evaluation of the presence and severity of diabetic retinopathy and macular oedema. The transition to digital imaging, while utilizing the same imaging technique, has been shown to maintain comparable levels of agreement.
• Optical coherence tomography
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is particularly useful in quantifying the degree of retinal thickening and for identifying retinal thickening that may not have been evident on nearly indispensable in routine clinical practice to …show more content…
However, fluorescein angiography is not indicated to confirm a suspected clinical case and should not be used for routine diabetic, the use of FA for assessing diabetic macular oedema is not recommended, since it offers little additional information beyond that.
• Ocular ultrasound
Ocular ultrasound (ultrasonography) can be helpful in detecting retinal detachment when viewing of the retina is obscured by cataract, vitreous hemorrhage or other media opacity.
Blood pressure measurement
As hypertension is more prevalent in persons with diabetes and is a potential risk factor for the development and progression of diabetic pressure may be measured at the time of the eye examination, particularly in individuals who may not be under regular medical care.
Slight variations in optimum blood pressure for people with diabetes are found in the literature. Blood pressure of <130
Color vision testing
Changes in color perception may occur in persons with diabetes. Therefore, color vision testing may be appropriate. However, the use of color vision testing for the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy is not …show more content…
Their study included assessing Independent variables included age, gender, urban/rural residence, education, type of diabetes, body mass index, duration of diabetes in years, being under insulin treatment, presence of chronic non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, high cholesterol level, heart diseases, and renal diseases, blood glucose level, use of medication for controlling diabetes and blood pressure, current smoking status, and physical
Additional procedures in diagnosing and evaluating diabetic retinopathy may be helpful. Such procedures include:
•Fundus photography or retinal imaging
Mydriatic ETDRS 7-field stereo 35 mm fundus photography is currently the gold standard for evaluation of the presence and severity of diabetic retinopathy and macular oedema. The transition to digital imaging, while utilizing the same imaging technique, has been shown to maintain comparable levels of agreement.
• Optical coherence tomography
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is particularly useful in quantifying the degree of retinal thickening and for identifying retinal thickening that may not have been evident on nearly indispensable in routine clinical practice to …show more content…
However, fluorescein angiography is not indicated to confirm a suspected clinical case and should not be used for routine diabetic, the use of FA for assessing diabetic macular oedema is not recommended, since it offers little additional information beyond that.
• Ocular ultrasound
Ocular ultrasound (ultrasonography) can be helpful in detecting retinal detachment when viewing of the retina is obscured by cataract, vitreous hemorrhage or other media opacity.
Blood pressure measurement
As hypertension is more prevalent in persons with diabetes and is a potential risk factor for the development and progression of diabetic pressure may be measured at the time of the eye examination, particularly in individuals who may not be under regular medical care.
Slight variations in optimum blood pressure for people with diabetes are found in the literature. Blood pressure of <130
Color vision testing
Changes in color perception may occur in persons with diabetes. Therefore, color vision testing may be appropriate. However, the use of color vision testing for the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy is not …show more content…
Their study included assessing Independent variables included age, gender, urban/rural residence, education, type of diabetes, body mass index, duration of diabetes in years, being under insulin treatment, presence of chronic non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, high cholesterol level, heart diseases, and renal diseases, blood glucose level, use of medication for controlling diabetes and blood pressure, current smoking status, and physical