Abstract
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) affects many parts of the eye. While we traditionally associate vision loss from DM with diabetic retinopathy, it can affect various structures of the eye other than the retina. In this chapter, we will focus on the disease’s effects on the lens, and on the drainage apparatus of the eye. Specifically, we will look at cataract and glaucoma incidence in DM and its etiologic role, and then discuss treatment strategies.
Keywords: Cataract, Glaucoma, Glaucoma Implant, Intraocular pressure, Lens, Neovascular, Photocoagulation, Trabeculectomy, VEGF.
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Frank Cao, John Danias ;Diabetes, Cataract, and Glaucoma, Diabetes: Current and Future Developments Diabetes and the Eye: Latest Concepts and Practices (2021) 2: 128. https://doi.org/10.2174/9789811466465121020011
DOI https://doi.org/10.2174/9789811466465121020011 |
Print ISSN 2717-5847 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2717-5855 |