Nursing care for diabetic retinopathy patients

Abstract

Objective: of this study: To study the nursing care for diabetic retinopathy patients.

                Results: A 26-year-old Thai female patient with congenital disease, diabetes and thyroid. She was treated regularly for a period of 8 years. The patient was admitted in hospital on 19 March 2020 with blurry vision in both eyes, for 2 weeks. The patient was diagnoses as proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Doctors considered that the patient should be received lasers on both retinas with a panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) laser beam. Before PRP, patients had an anxiety and lacking of patients had an anxiety and lack of knowledge. Therefore, the nurse gave advice on how to behave during PRP. During PRP, nurse take care the patient with receiving retinal dilation and anesthetic and also help doctor. The patient was arranged in the proper position. After PRP, eye pain red eyes of patient were monitored. Nurse gave advice on how to behave after PRP and guide the patient for using eye drops.  The patient was followed up for 1month.  Both eyes of patient were no more blurry. After that patient was further received PRP for 2 time.