13 Diabetes and Glaucoma
Diabetes and Glaucoma Neovascular Glaucoma “If an adult presents with bilateral rubeosis iridis, diabetes mellitus should be considered the most likely cause.” This statement was made by glaucoma surgeons Higginbotham…
1 Epidemiology
Epidemiology SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM In 2007, the Center for Disease Control in the United States estimated that diabetes affects approximately 23.6 million children and adults or 8% of the…
15 Guidelines for Nursing Staff and Medical Assistants
Guidelines for Nursing Staff and Medical Assistants The physician’s staff is crucial to the successful delivery of care in diabetic retinopathy. The staff member is the first person meeting the…
14 Informed Consent
Informed Consent What can patients read and understand? Informed consent forms assume that the patients can read and understand at levels of literacy that will allow them to make sense…
