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Pathogenesis, classification, diabetic macular oedema and evidence-based retinal treatment.
Retina • Diabetic Retinopathy • Companion Note Diabetic Retinopathy: Why the Retina Leaks and Becomes Ischaemic Understand how…
Read the noteInsight Ophthalmology · Retina Companion Note Classification of Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetic retinopathy is staged according to the retinal…
Read the noteRevise diabetic macular oedema: pathophysiology, symptoms, CSME criteria, CI-DME versus NCI-DME, OCT thresholds and FFA patterns.
Read the noteLearn focal, grid and modified ETDRS laser techniques for diabetic macular oedema, including current indications, micropulse, PASCAL and…
Read the noteInsight Ophthalmology · Retina Companion Note Panretinal Photocoagulation in Diabetic Retinopathy Panretinal photocoagulation, or PRP, is extensive peripheral…
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Hypertensive retinopathy, retinal vascular occlusions and systemic vascular associations.
Video companion note Hypertensive Retinopathy Signs and Pathology A concise, examination-aware guide to recognising the ocular signs of…
Read the noteRetina Note · Hypertensive Retinopathy Hypertensive Retinopathy Classifications Four grading systems describe many of the same fundus findings—but…
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Vitreous disorders, retinal tears and holes, retinoschisis and retinal detachment.
Retina Companion Note Retinal Holes, Tears and Dialysis Recognise the major peripheral retinal breaks, understand how they form,…
Read the noteLearn degenerative retinoschisis, typical and reticular forms, inner- and outer-wall breaks, schisis detachment, OCT findings, management, and differentiation…
Read the noteLearn the four classic Lincoff rules, supplementary detachment patterns, key percentages and a practical approach to localising retinal…
Read the noteLearn the principles of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair, including pars plana vitrectomy, traction release, subretinal-fluid drainage, fluid–air exchange…
Read the noteReview retinopexy, intraocular gas concentrations, silicone oil, scleral buckling, pneumatic retinopexy and prognosis in retinal detachment surgery.
Read the noteLearn the types, pathogenesis, symptoms and clinical signs of retinal detachment, with an exam-focused explanation of rhegmatogenous detachment…
Read the noteUnderstand the types, causes, clinical evaluation and management of vitreous haemorrhage, including retinal tears, B-scan, glaucoma and vitrectomy.
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