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Eye Care Interprofessional Communication Protocol
Help facilitate the exchange of information between health care professionals and eye care professionals in order to improve outcomes and preserve vision in people with diabetes.
Diabetic Retinopathy Eye Health Guide
Have meaningful conversations with your patients about the progression of eye disease as well as what can be done to prevent, delay and/or manage the disease. Download this guide for patient-centered scripting and easy-to-understand visuals. Quick tips on how to use the guide in your clinic.
Diabetes Eye Exam Visit Summary form letter
Use this form letter template when communicating standard eye exam health information to primary care or endocrinology professionals in easy-to-follow language to support a team-based collaborative care.
Diabetes Eye Exam Referral form letter
Use this form letter template when referring your patients living with diabetes to eye care professionals. It communicates standard health information in easy-to-follow language to support a team-based collaborative care between primary care or endocrinology professionals and eye care professionals.
A Practical Guide to Diabetes-Related Eye Care
In this guide, the authors review the practice aspects of diabetes-related eye screening and treatment and offer suggestions to facilitate successful collaboration between eye care professionals and health care professions. Read the Compendium.
Prevention and Management of Diabetes-Related Eye Disease
Download the Prevention and Management of Diabetes-Related Eye Disease pdf for your patients with diabetes.
Diabetic Retinopathy in the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
The 2023 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes includes all of ADA's current clinical practice recommendations and is intended to provide clinicians, patients, researchers, payers, and others with the components of diabetes care, general treatment goals, and tools to evaluate the quality of care. The recommendations are based on an extensive review of the clinical diabetes literature, supplemented with input from ADA staff and the medical community at large.
American Diabetes Association Eye Health Interest Group Webinar Sessions
Eye Health
Help Patients with Low Vision
View this webinar from ADA’s 2020 Scientific Sessions to hear Dr. Richard Shuldiner explore commonly used devices to improve the quality of life for patients with low vision.
Eye Health
Common Ocular Symptoms and Questions Encountered
View this webinar from ADA’s 2020 Scientific Sessions to hear Dr. Richard Calderon discuss frequently asked questions people with diabetes may have about their eye health.
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