Catalog
Diabetic macular oedema
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Link to WHO Definition
Diabetic macular oedema – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1116345240
This is retinopathy (damage to the retina) caused by complications of diabetes, which can eventually lead to blindness. It is an ocular manifestation of diabetes, a systemic disease, which affects up to 80 percent of all patients who have had diabetes for 10 years or more. This diagnosis is with the macular oedema apparently present.
Parents
Children
- Mild diabetic macular oedema, Some retinal thickening or hard exudates in posterior pole but distant from the centre of the macula
- Moderate diabetic macular oedema, Retinal thickening or hard exudates approaching the centre of the macula but not involving the centre
- Severe diabetic macular oedema, Retinal thickening or hard exudates involving the centre of the macula