Diabetic Eye Disease: Building Capacity To Prevent Blindness
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Diabetic Eye Disease: Building Capacity To Prevent Blindness at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,763 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Go to Website  |
Credential | Certificate |
Diabetic Eye Disease: Building Capacity To Prevent Blindness at FutureLearn Highlights
- Duration 4 weeks
- Weekly study 5 hours
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Diabetic Eye Disease: Building Capacity To Prevent Blindness at FutureLearn Course details
- The number of adults with diabetes is predicted to increase by more than 50% to 642 million by 2040. Diabetic eye disease is a range of ocular complications experienced by people with diabetes. Recent global trends have found an alarming increase in the magnitude of vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy, highlighting the need to strengthen health services to prevent blindness.
- Through this online course you will learn the key facts about diabetic eye disease and its management, and how health teams and people with diabetes can work together to reduce the risk of vision loss and blindness.
Diabetic Eye Disease: Building Capacity To Prevent Blindness at FutureLearn Curriculum
The challenge of diabetic eye disease
Welcome to the course
Introducing diabetes
Diabetes and the eye
The challenge of diabetic retinopathy
Planning services for diabetic eye disease: Where to start?
Early detection: What is screening for diabetic eye disease
Screening as a public health approach
Selecting the right screening test
Access to and acceptance of screening
Planning services for diabetic eye disease
How do we carry out diabetic retinopathy screening?
Building partnerships and pathways
Creating a team approach to screening and grading
Setting priorities and monitoring implementation
Treating diabetic eye disease
Health systems and treatment decisions
Managing treatment options
Ask the experts
Models of treatment services
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