Diabetic macular oedema (Q61797)
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This is retinopathy (damage to the retina) caused by complications of diabetes, which can eventually lead to blindness. It is an ocular manifestation of diabetes, a systemic disease, which affects up to 80 percent of all patients who have had diabetes for 10 years or more. This diagnosis is with the macular oedema apparently present.
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| default for all languages | 9B71.02 |
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| English | Diabetic macular oedema |
This is retinopathy (damage to the retina) caused by complications of diabetes, which can eventually lead to blindness. It is an ocular manifestation of diabetes, a systemic disease, which affects up to 80 percent of all patients who have had diabetes for 10 years or more. This diagnosis is with the macular oedema apparently present. |
