On World Sight Day 2019, the IDF re-launches a joint declaration on strengthening integrated health systems to manage diabetic eye disease and diabetes.
A fact sheet that healthcare providers can use with their patients to explain how diabetic retinopathy occurs, when treatment is needed, treatment options for proliferative diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema, and where to find educational materials about diabetic retinopathy.
To assess whether the current starting age of 12 is suitable for diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening and whether diabetes duration should be taken into account when deciding at what age to start screening patients.