Print Departments and specialties Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery. Departments that treat this condition Ophthalmology By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an appointment Diagnosis & treatment Feb. 21, 2023 Print Related Can medicine help prevent diabetic macular edema? Diabetic macular edema Diabetic retinopathy Does keeping a proper blood sugar level prevent diabetic macular edema and other eye problems? Reducing your risks of diabetic macular edema Screening for diabetic macular edema: How often? Spotting symptoms of diabetic macular edema What is diabetic macular edema? Show more related content News from Mayo Clinic Diabetes and your eyes Aug. 17, 2023, 03:00 p.m. CDT Products & Services A Book: Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Vision A Book: The Essential Diabetes Book A Book: The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet Show more products and services from Mayo Clinic Diabetic retinopathySymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentDoctors&departments Research: It's all about patients Show transcript for video Research: It's all about patients [MUSIC PLAYING] Joseph Sirven, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic: Mayo's mission is about the patient. The patient comes first. So the mission and research here is to advance how we can best help the patient, how to make sure the patient comes first in care. So in many ways, it's a cycle. It can start with as simple as an idea worked on in a laboratory, brought to the patient bedside, and if everything goes right — and let's say it's helpful or beneficial — then brought on as a standard approach. And I think that is one of the unique characteristics of Mayo's approach to research — that patient-centeredness — that really helps to put it in its own spotlight. CON-20371592 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Diabetic retinopathy