DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of type 1 and 2 diabetes, affecting almost half of patients with diabetes for more than 15 years.
It is the leading cause of blindness in people under 60 and 30-40% of diabetic patients are carriers.
The main risk factors for the development of diabetic retinopathy are the type of diabetes (type 1> type 2), the duration of the diabetes and especially the glycemic balance (approximated by the measurement of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) .
Blood vessel abnormalities caused by diabetes can be made worse by certain associated factors such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Depending on the importance and extent of retinal damage observed, diabetic retinopathy is classified into stages, which allows treatment to be tailored to the severity of the retinal disease.
In the absence of improvement in the risk factors of diabetic retinopathy and in the absence of treatment, it progresses to complicated forms.
DIABETIC RETINOPATHY SCREENING
Screening for retinopathy is done during the fundus examination, which requires pupil dilation. This examination must be repeated regularly, throughout the life of the diabetic patient, at a frequency which depends on the severity of the diabetes and the retinopathy, but also according to specific circumstances (pregnancy, modification of the hypoglycaemic treatment, postoperative monitoring. after cataract surgery, etc.…). In general, an annual check is recommended.
RETINOPHOTOGRAPHIES
If necessary, the fundus examination can be supplemented by retinophotographies, an examination of the macular zone by OCT (optical coherence tomography or Optical Cohérence Tomography) which makes it possible to analyze the retinal structures and to measure their 'thickness. OCT is essential for quantifying and monitoring macular edema.
RETINAL ANGIOGRAPHY
Retinal angiography may be necessary because it accurately assesses the state of the retinal vasculature. It is painless and lasts about fifteen minutes.
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Doctor Laurentiu Popescu, ophthalmologist, consults at 6 Boulevard de Chateaubriant in Vitré in Ille-et-Vilaine.
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