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Preserving Vision in Diabetes: A Quick Reference Guide for Optometrists, Nurses and other Health Practitioners

Please note: This publication has been revoked

It has been superseded by Guidelines for the Management of Diabetic Retinopathy (2008).

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Published year: 1997
Available in print: No
Status: Revoked

Reference No: CP55
Further information: nhmrc.publications@nhmrc.gov.au

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Diabetic retinopathy is common. In Australia, it is present in nearly one third of people with diabetes, and threatens vision in 10 per cent. Among those with no retinopathy, 10 per cent will develop it each year. Compared to the general population, people with diabetes have about a 25-fold risk of blindness. But visual loss can be prevented in almost all cases, provided the retinopathy is identified early. This requires regular eye screening for all people with diabetes. This booklet will help you to:

  • prevent and screen for diabetic retinopathy in all patients with diabetes;
  • identify when patients should be referred for specialist ophthalmic management; and
  • understand and support specialist treatment and follow-up for patients with diabetic retinopathy.

The series consists of:

CP53    Clinical practice guidelines: Management of diabetic retinopathy (112p)
CP54    Diabetes and your eyes: A consumer guide for the management of diabetic retinopathy (36p)
CP55    Preserving vision in diabetes: A quick reference guide for optometrists, nurses and other health practitioners (16p)
CP56    Management of diabetic retinopathy: A guide for general practitioners (28p)

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