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Editorial
. 2021 Mar;69(3):479-481.
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2357_20.

Diabetic retinopathy screening and management in India: Challenges and possible solutions

Atul Kumar  1 , Divya Agarwal  1 , Aman Kumar  1
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Editorial

Diabetic retinopathy screening and management in India: Challenges and possible solutions

Atul Kumar et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Mar.
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OCT angiography (12*12 mm montage) helping in the serial follow-up of a patient having PDR showing (a) neovascularization at disc and NVEs with venous changes at baseline, (b) Areas of neovascularization have regressed following pan-retinal photocoagulation at 6-weeks follow-up. The need for further laser augmentation can also be assessed on OCTA
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