Diabetic Eye Care
ICO Guidelines for Diabetic Eye Care
The Guidelines are for the screening of diabetics, and to assess and treat people with diabetic retinopathy and other ocular complications of diabetes. They address the needs and requirements for the following levels of service:
- Essential or core: for low resources, or resource-poor settings
- Mid-Level: for some resources, or intermediate-resource settings
- Current state-of-the-art: for abundant resources, or resource-rich settings.
The Guidelines are designed to be a working document and will be updated on an ongoing basis. Translation and adaption for non-commercial local use is encouraged, but please credit ICO. We welcome any feedback, comments, or suggestions.
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The Guidelines were most recently updated with a publication date of January 2017.
If adapting, please credit the ICO for text and the ICO/Singapore Eye Research Institute for photographs. Note the copyright information in the Word version of the Guidelines.
- Download 2017 ICO Guidelines for Diabetic Eye Care (PDF-5.6 MB).
- Download 2017 ICO Guidelines for Diabetic Eye Care (DOC-5 MB).
Translations of the Guidelines for Diabetic Eye Care
Initiative to Reduce Worldwide Vision Loss Related to Diabetes
The ICO Diabetic Eye Care Committee collected guidelines for screening, assessing, and treating diabetic eye disease to review as part of a new initiative to reduce worldwide vision loss related to diabetes. The ICO would like to thank everyone who contributed.
In addition to the Guidelines, you may find the below resources useful.
Resources: Guidelines for Screening, Assessing, and Treating Diabetic Eye Disease
Diabetic Eye Care Resources
Diabetic Retinopathy: A Position Statement by the American Diabetes Association
Diabetic retinopathy diagnostic assessment and treatment options have improved dramatically since the 2002 American Diabetes… More »
- March 16, 2017
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DR Barometer Global Report
Bringing together the key findings of the 41-country DR Barometer Study. Comprising qualitative and quantitative evidence of,… More »
- November 15, 2016
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ICO and CBM Diabetic Retinopathy Manual
In 2013/2014, the ICO developed detailed guidelines for diabetic eye care. These were updated in 2016. CBM's regional… More »
- October 1, 2016
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The Silver Book: Diabetic Retinopathy
A detailed infographic of the socioeconomic effects of diabetic retinopathy that cites the challenges and opportunities of… More »
- May 19, 2016
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World Diabetes Day Campaign Toolkit
This document goes over the 2016 World Diabetes Day theme, "Eyes on Diabetes," and includes key messages, facts… More »
- October 10, 2016
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Global Estimates on Number of People Blind or Visually Impaired by Diabetic Retinopathy
Those that are blind or visually impaired due to DR is on the rise. In this paper published in Diabetes Care, the authors… More »
- October 10, 2016
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