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Retinal Vascular Diseases in the Asia-Pacific: Shifting Paradigms for Management

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Wolters Kluwer Health
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2162-0989
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10.22608/APO.201857
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Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/apjoo by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/02/2020 Editorial Retinal Vascular Diseases in the Asia-Pacific: Shifting Paradigms for Management Suber S. Huang, MD, MBA,*† and Lihteh Wu, MD‡ his special issue of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology is dedicated to reviewing recent advances in the Tmanagement of retinal vascular diseases. Collectively, retinal vascular diseases account for the great majority of blinding retinal diseases in the world. insights and controversies in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, vein occlusion, retinopathy of prematurity, and challenges unique to the asia-Pacific are addressed. the rapidly increas - ing burden of treatment of these conditions is accelerating even as knowledge, technology, and the socioeconomic status of the asia-Pacific grow at a historic pace. this issue examines the opportunities that may exist to create systems of successful and efficient care. Chua et al provide an outstanding manuscript detailing the scope of diabetes mellitus and its epidemic growth in the a sia-Pacific and the world. t hey note that the region is home to half of the world’s population and that China alone has seen a 14-fold increase in prevalence from 1980‒2008. The authors provide an in-depth meta-analysis of risk factors, epidemiology, and methods for detection.

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The Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Jan 1, 2018

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