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Gazi Üniv. Tıp Fak. Göz Hastalıkları AD. The answers related to the follow-up and the treatment of diabetic patients, given by 1192 ophthalmologists participated the National Ophthalmology Courses between 1-3 April, 1994 have been evaluated in these form. The ophthalmologist called the diabetic patients for early control which having diabetes for long durations and the juvenile diabetic patients. Ninety-eight percent said they usually or almost always recommend laser treatment for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). The percentage who almost always recommend laser treatment for macular edema was 26.6% when the patient's vision was excellent, 50% when vision was compromised. As a result, most of the ophtholmologist wanted to control diabetic patients without PDR and having diabetes for long time duration after 6 months of the first visit. They wanted to control the patients with type-I diabetes and also the younger patients with the same clinical characters as type-I diabetes after 6 months. Photocoagulations therapy for PDR is suggested at a higher rate. It has been observed that the ophthalmologist have hesitancies for photocoagulation therapy of the patients with macular edema and a excellent vision. There's no significant difference between the ophthalmologist whether or not participated to the courses of retinal disease. Keywords : Background Diabetic Retinopathy, Diabetes Mellitus, Macular Edema, Panretinal Photocoagulation, Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy