A Review on Diabetic Retinopathy Prevention and Management in Community care
Journal: Journal of Pharmacy Research (Vol.11, No. 4)Publication Date: 2017-04-05
Authors : Umashankar; A. Bharath Kumar; A. Porselvi; K.S. Lakshmi;
Page : 359-365
Keywords : Bleeding; Blurred vision; Tonometry; Smooth blood vessels.;
Abstract
It consist of group of metabolic diseases that affects the diabetic community. The high glucose levels damages to the smooth blood vessels in the retina and causes the several changes with vision and causes the leakage of fluid causes the vision loss. People affected with diabetes and long periods of high blood sugar, abnormal lipid levels may contribute for progressing other health complications, leads to vision loss. The diabetic retinopathy diagnosis depends on tonometry, visual acuity testing, optical coherence tomography are commonly monitored. Diabetic eye disease impacts quality of life for patients with diabetes by decreasing visual activity and increasing the risk of vision loss. Deposition of fluid in the retina secondary to capillary leakage and with edema which contributes to loss of vision in diabetic retinopathy. Prescribing the combination of pharmacological agents like steroidal drugs and eye screening examinations, identification and treating at earlier eye stages will betterment for patient community. The Prevention and management of retinopathy depends on Pharmacological and life style modifications interventions to the patient community. It is essential that healthcare providers should interacts with patients to identify that every stage of eye risk and individuals are screened and treated early and to promote better preserve vision leads to arrest the retinopathic complications in community.
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