Diseases

Diabetic Retinopathy

Disease of the RETINA as a complication of DIABETES MELLITUS. It is characterized by the progressive microvascular complications, such as ANEURYSM, interretinal EDEMA, and intraocular PATHOLOGIC NEOVASCULARIZATION.

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Abstract

Disease of the RETINA as a complication of DIABETES MELLITUS. It is characterized by the progressive microvascular complications, such as ANEURYSM, interretinal EDEMA, and intraocular PATHOLOGIC NEOVASCULARIZATION.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Diabetic Retinopathies
  • Retinopathies, Diabetic
  • Retinopathy, Diabetic

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate IM with specific type of diabetes mellitus (IM) if pertinent

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WK 835

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Diabetic Retinopathy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003930. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003930
  2. Diabetic Retinopathy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetic_retinopathy
  3. Diabetic Retinopathy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q631361