Vision Rehabilitation for Diabetic Eye Disease
As you read this article, consider the range of support requirements and interventions available to a person with low vision due to diabetes. A retired teacher Mr Solomon, who is …
Course: Diabetic Eye Disease: Building Capacity To Prevent Blindness
Planning services in low resource settings
A programme to manage diabetic retinopathy (DR) should include the following: A good understanding of the current and projected prevalence of DR, to make it possible to plan services for …
Delivering a mobile outreach DR service
58 year old teacher Dora has come to the mobile DR service because she heard about its scheduled visit at the local health centre. She has recently noticed some vision …
Setting up and Planning a Vitreo-retinal (VR) Service
Miss Chale is a 33 year old woman who has been living with diabetes for 17 years. She lives in a rural area in Tanzania. Her diabetes is poorly controlled …
Tips on Managing Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment
As you read this article, consider why determining a patient’s ability to come for follow up is an important consideration when selecting the treatment approach. This article is adapted from …
Cataract management in the diabetic eye
In this step we look at the additional clinical steps needed to effectively manage cataract in people with diabetes. This article is adapted from Rice, J. Cataract and diabetic retinopathy. …
Different treatment options for diabetic eye disease
“In our clinic, a typical patient, Mrs X, was first seen with a visual acuity of 6/9, a few macular exudates, and proliferative disease. The treatment plan followed the textbook …
Key messages for patients requiring treatment
Each person with diabetes needs information to help them manage this complicated disease, remain healthy and address any complications that arise. Factors which affect the information and communication needs of …
Strengthening health systems for diabetic eye disease treatment
Before starting a screening programme for diabetic eye disease in any setting it is essential that treatment is readily available and able to undertake the additional workload that screening is …
Standard list for instruments and equipment
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness considers appropriate information as a crucial resource in improving universal access to eye health. In resource-constrained settings especially, procurement decisions can play …
Making treatment decisions
To be effective, the strategies we use to detect and treat diabetic retinopathy must include the perspectives and needs of people with diabetes and align with what is practical and …
Monitoring diabetic retinopathy programmes
Monitoring & evaluation are terminologies that are often spoken about together but they are not the same process or done at the same time. Monitoring is concerned with the ongoing …
Global partnerships and capacity building for DR screening programmes
This article is adapted from: Zondervan, M. et al. Diabetes and diabetic retinopathy: Changes in understanding of the disease over the last 25 years and how the UK is helping …
Setting up screening: Practical issues
Implementing screening and treatment for diabetic retinopathy has been shown to be effective, and cost-effective, with much of the evidence from resource-rich settings. From a public health perspective, screening for …
Call and recall: Who does what and when on the screening pathway
Good screening programmes track the quality of care provided and maintain key standards. After each screening and grading event, failsafe processes ensure that the required next steps on the pathway …
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Diabetic Eye Disease: Building Capacity To Prevent Blindness
