Show Notes
Recent advances in the understanding and management of diabetic eye disease are opening new horizons for protecting vision and preventing irreversible damage. Dr Enslin Uys elaborates.
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Dr Enslin Uys (MBChB; DA (SA); Dip Ophth (SA); FCOphth (SA)) is a general ophthalmologist with a strong interest in disease affecting the retina. He is the co-founder of the Pietermaritzburg Eye Hospital, where he is currently in full time private practice, and is the current president of the South African Vitreoretinal Society (SAVRS) that represents ophthalmologists in SA involved in treating and managing retinal diseases. Visit Diabetes SA · Diabetes SA Facebook
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