SMF Schweizerisches Medizin-Forum 1424-4020 1424-3784 EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag AG Farnsburgerstrasse 8 CH-4132 Muttenz 09148 10.4414/smf.2022.09148 Übersichtsartikel Endokrinologie / Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel Ophthalmologie Chronische Komplikationen bei Diabetes mellitus Lincke Joel joel.lincke@icloud.com Laimer Markus UDEM Zinkernagel Martin martin.zinkernagel@insel.ch Inselspital Bern Universitatsklinik für Augenheilkunde, Freiburgstrasse, Bern, 3010, SWITZERLAND 26 10 2022 22 43 706 710 Copyright: EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag AG 2022 EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag AG "Swiss Medical Forum" is an open access publication of EMH published in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons licence attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivatives 4.0 International. You are free to share, copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format under the following terms: Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes. NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material. "Non-commercial" means not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation. The incorporation of publications in commercial products, the use of publications to advertise for commercial products or services and any other usage that directly or indirectly pursues commercial interests is subject to the express previous consent of the publishing house as part of a written agreement. Please send us your request in writing. Exact indication of the publication from which you would like to reproduce material and detailed information about its intended use help to facilitate and expedite request processing.

Viele Krankheiten, welche in den initialen Stadien keine, wenig oder nur gering ausgeprägte Symptome zeigen, sind leider in ihrem Verlauf umso heimtückischer und daher schwierig zu behandeln. Screening Untersuchungen spielen eine umso grössere Rolle, um schwerwiegende irreversible Komplikationen und Folgeschäden möglichst bereits im Keim zu ersticken. Dieser Artikel soll einen Überblick über die diabetische Retinopathie geben inklusive aktuell empfohlener Vorsorge und Behandlungs-Guidelines.