Optimizing Medical Management in Patients with Sight-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy.
Sunil MamtoraTeresa SandinhaPeter E CareyDavid H W SteelPublished in: Ophthalmology and therapy (2016)
The majority of patients with STDR were receiving suboptimal medical management. Collaboration between GPs, diabetes specialists, and ophthalmologists can lead to optimized medical management. All eye departments should develop protocols specifying when patients with diabetic retinopathy should be referred for to a diabetes specialist for input.