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Diabetic retinopathy, macular oedema apparently absent

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Link to WHO Definition

Diabetic retinopathy, macular oedema apparently absent – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/684055088

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 absent.