Doctor's role in early detection of diabetic retinopathy and prevention of blindness from its complications

Journal of the Nepal Medical Association

Volumn 44, Issue 157, 2005, Pages 26-30

  Subedi, Sudesh ^a   Subedi, K U ^b   Badhu, B P ^b  

^a Rana Ambika Shah Eye Hospital   (Nepal)

^b B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Classification of DR; Complications; Early detection of DR; Prevention of blindness

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NEPAL; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SURGEON; URBANIZATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

BLINDNESS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 26944470837     PISSN: 00282715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.31729/jnma.426     Document Type: Review

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