DUBAI // The Emirates Society of Ophthalmology held its 16th annual congress at the Dubai World Trade Centre from December 10 to 12.
“A pan-regional platform for the ophthalmology society in the Gulf, ESO participants focused this year on the treatment of diabetic retinopathy in patients with Diabetic Macular Edema, which affects 21 million people worldwide,” said Dr Fatima Al Amiri, Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Al Qassimi and Kuwait Hospital, and Sharjah and National Coordinator of Eye Health (Prevention of Blindness Programme) at the UAE Ministry of Health.
Vision loss due to DME affects nearly 3 per cent of diabetes patients worldwide, said Dr Al Amiri.
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