RESUMO
The setting up of a vitreoretinal surgery department "Eye Diabetes" and the introduction of the basic rates of medical officers into the structure of an anesthesiological department have increased the flow of patients referred for surgical treatment at the expense of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). The charges for purchase of diagnostic equipment and medicines, those for additional rates of medical officers are compensated for by the increased activity. The active treatment-and-prevention tactics allows detection of DM, preoperative correction without hospitalization to a speciailized hospital, by reducing the time of preoperative preparation. By taking into account the experience in working with patients with DM and their great need for eye surgical aid, the authors consider it necessary to develop an endocrinological service in future and to set up new medical surgical centers of this specialty.