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Network18's initiative in association with Novartis, ‘Netra Suraksha – India Against Diabetes’. India’s biggest awareness program to combat eye disorders caused by diabetes
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION - 2
TOPIC: Diabetic Retinopathy: Causes, Symptoms & Warning Signs, and TreatmentJoin India's leading Diabetologists and Ophthalmologists in a discussion about the risks of eye disorders due to diabetes, ways of detection, prevention with timely screenings, and the need for a collective effort to mitigate and fight diabetes related eye diseases.
11th December, 6PM-
Dr. Anoop Misra
Executive Chairman, Fortis C-DOC Hospital for Diabetes and Allied Sciences. Director, National Diabetes Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation (NDOC). President, Diabetes Foundation (India). Former Professor (Medicine), AIIMS, New Delhi
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Dr. Chaitra Jayadev
Senior vitreo-retinal consultant at Narayana Nethralaya Eye Institute, Bangalore
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Dr. Dinesh Talwar
Director In Vitreoretinal and Uveal Disorders, Centre For Sight, New Delhi
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Dr. AG Unnikrishnan
CEO and Chief of Endocrinology at the Chellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune
- Challenges in Diabetes-related eye disorder management for patients in India.
- The primary cause of Diabetic Retinopathy and its effects.
- Altering lifestyle to control sugar levels in Diabetic Retinopathy patients.
- Importance of regular screening & Netra Suraksha self check.
- Prevention of Diabetic Retinopathy and the role of health insurance