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Diabetic retinopathy

Última revisão: 17 Aug 2025
Última atualização: 05 Nov 2024

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • diabetes
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • microaneurysms
  • cotton wool spots
  • intraretinal hemorrhage
  • lipid exudates
  • macular edema
  • venous beading
  • intraretinal microvascular abnormalities
  • optic disk neovascularization
  • retinal neovascularization
  • preretinal or vitreous hemorrhage
  • retinal detachment
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Fatores de risco

  • longer duration of diabetes
  • poor glycemic control
  • elevated lipid levels
  • hypertension
  • renal disease
  • ethnicity
  • pregnancy
  • cataract surgery
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • optical coherence tomography
  • fundus photography/wide-field fundus photography
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • fluorescein angiography/wide-field fluorescein angiography
  • optical coherence tomography angiography
  • B-scan ultrasonography
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Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy

proliferative diabetic retinopathy

iris neovascularization

advanced proliferative diabetic retinopathy

CONTÍNUA

macular edema unresponsive to intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy

macular edema with anteroposterior vitreomacular traction

chronic macular edema, macular ischemia, chronic macular detachment, optic atrophy secondary to neovascular glaucoma

Colaboradores

Autores

Jonathan Dowler, MD, FRCS, FRCOphth
Jonathan Dowler

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

The London Clinic

London

UK

Declarações

JD declares that he has no competing interests.

Agradecimentos

Dr Jonathan Dowler would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Robin Hamilton, a previous contributor to this topic.

Declarações

RH declares that he has no competing interests.

Revisores

Adrienne W Scott, MD

Chief

Wilmer Eye Institute

Bel Air

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore

MD

Declarações

AWS has received grant support and consulting honoraria from Genentech/Roche. She has also received consulting honoraria from Allergan/AbbVie Inc., Novartis, Regeneron, Bausch and Lomb, and Alimera Sciences.

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Disclosures

Peer reviewer affiliations and disclosures pertain to the time of the review.

Referências

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Principais artigos

American Academy of Ophthalmology. Preferred practice pattern: diabetic retinopathy. Oct 2019 [internet publication].Texto completo

Wong TY, Sun J, Kawasaki R, et al. Guidelines on diabetic eye care: The International Council of Ophthalmology recommendations for screening, follow-up, referral, and treatment based on resource settings. Ophthalmology. 2018 Oct;125(10):1608-22.Texto completo  Resumo

Solomon SD, Chew E, Duh EJ, et al. Diabetic retinopathy: a position statement by the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Care. 2017 Mar;40(3):412-8.Texto completo  Resumo

American Diabetes Association. Standards of care in diabetes - 2024. Diabetes Care. 2024 Jan;47(suppl 1):S1-321.Texto completo

American Academy of Ophthalmology. Preferred practice patterns: retina summary benchmarks. Dec 2023 [internet publication].Texto completo

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