The clinical features of proliferative diabetic retinopathy

The Pandemic of diabetes worldwide has led to increasing incidence and changing patterns of eye damage in this disease. The emergence of new modern methods of diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy does not reduce the number of eye complications this type in patients with diabetes mellitus. This is due to the fact that the proliferative process in diabetic retinopathy has become more variable - growth of proliferative tissue can be seen not only in the posterior segment of the eye, but also in other structures of the eyeball. All this makes it extremely difficult to timely diagnosis, delay the starting time of treatment and, ultimately, worsens the prognosis of the disease.Objective. The aim of this work was the generalization of the data variants of the course of the proliferative process in diabetic retinopathy and modern methods of its treatment.Material and methods. The study centered on patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy from different regions of the Russian Federation, held examination and treatment in the Department of Ophthalmology National Endocrinology Research Center.Conclusion. The Extension of our knowledge about types of the course of the proliferative process in diabetic retinopathy allows us to diagnose pathological changes in the eye and timely treatment. All of this can contribute to a more optimistic prognosis of the disease.

diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, neovascular glaucoma, proliferative process