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OEDEME MACULAIRE DIABETIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-05-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
- Human Diseases - Various
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diabetic macular edema
1, record 1, English, diabetic%20macular%20edema
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- DME 2, record 1, English, DME
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- diabetic macular oedema 3, record 1, English, diabetic%20macular%20oedema
correct, noun
- DMO 3, record 1, English, DMO
correct, noun
- DMO 3, record 1, English, DMO
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In people with diabetes, too much blood sugar can damage the tiny blood vessels at the back inner wall of the eye, called the retina, or block those vessels completely. This condition is diabetic retinopathy. Tiny bulges, called microaneurysms, form in the blood vessels, leaking fluid into the retina. The fluid can cause swelling in a part of the retina called the macula. This serious eye problem is diabetic macular edema. It can cause vision problems or blindness. 4, record 1, English, - diabetic%20macular%20edema
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
- Maladies humaines diverses
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- œdème maculaire diabétique
1, record 1, French, %26oelig%3Bd%C3%A8me%20maculaire%20diab%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- OMD 1, record 1, French, OMD
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le diabète peut entraîner des problèmes oculaires, dont l'œdème maculaire diabétique (OMD), qui cause une perte de vision. [...] L'œdème maculaire diabétique survient lorsque de minuscules vaisseaux sanguins qui alimentent la rétine commencent à fuir, provoquant un gonflement et des problèmes de vision. 2, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Bd%C3%A8me%20maculaire%20diab%C3%A9tique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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