Diabetic Retinopathy.ppt

Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetic Retinopathy Risks of Diabetic Retinopathy Related Vision Loss Duration of diabetes disease WESDR demonstrated that type 1 patients experience a 25% rate of retinopathy after 5 years of disease, and 80% at 15 years of disease1 Up to 21% of newly diagnosed type 2 patients have some degree of retinopathy at time of diagnosis1 Puberty Pregnancy Lack of appropriate ophthalmic examination Retinopathy Screening Type 1 diabetes - screen within 3-5 years of diagnosis after age 101 Type 2 diabetes - screen at time of diagnosis1 Pregnancy - women with preexisting diabetes s