Retinopathy, Diabetic, Proliferative: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

proliferative diabetic retinopathy, PDR, diabetic retinopathy treatment, macular edema, neovascularization, optic disc, optic disk, NVD, neovascularization elsewhere, NVE, background diabetic retinopathy, nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, NPDR, diabetes mellitus, DM, diabetes mellitus retinopathy, DM retinopathy, blindness, vision loss, visual acuity loss, visual loss, tractional retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage

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Abdhish R Bhavsar, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota Medical School; Director of Clinical Research, Retina Center, PA; Past Chair, Consulting Staff, Department of Ophthalmology, Phillips Eye Institute
Abdhish R Bhavsar, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Medical Association, American Society of Retina Specialists, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and Minnesota Medical Association
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Neal H Atebara, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology, University of Hawaii School of Medicine
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John H Drouilhet, MD, FACS, Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, Section of Ophthalmology, University of Hawaii, John A Burns School of Medicine
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