Diabetic retinopathy for the non-ophthalmologist
Timothy HM Fung, Bakula Patel, Emma G Wilmot and Winfried MK Amoaku
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0792
Clin Med March 2022 Timothy HM Fung
ASt Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
Roles: senior fellow in vitreoretinal surgery
Bakula Patel
BUniversity of Nottingham School of Medicine, Nottingham, UK
Roles: general practitioner and clinical associate professor in primary care education
Emma G Wilmot
CUniversity Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, UK
Roles: consultant diabetologist and honorary associate professor
Winfried MK Amoaku
Dreader of clinical ophthalmology and honorary consultant ophthalmologist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
Roles: associate professor
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vol. 22 no. 2 112-116
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- Published online March 18, 2022.
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- Timothy HM Fung, senior fellow in vitreoretinal surgeryA⇑,
- Bakula Patel, general practitioner and clinical associate professor in primary care educationB,
- Emma G Wilmot, consultant diabetologist and honorary associate professorC and
- Winfried MK Amoaku, associate professorD
- ASt Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
- BUniversity of Nottingham School of Medicine, Nottingham, UK
- CUniversity Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, UK
- Dreader of clinical ophthalmology and honorary consultant ophthalmologist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
- Address for correspondence: Mr Timothy HM Fung, St Thomas’ Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK. Email: timothyfung{at}doctors.org.uk
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Diabetic retinopathy for the non-ophthalmologist
Timothy HM Fung, Bakula Patel, Emma G Wilmot, Winfried MK Amoaku
Clinical Medicine Mar 2022, 22 (2) 112-116; DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2021-0792
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