Two large NIH-funded clinical studies have shown promising results that laser photocoagulation therapy prevents vision loss in patients with diabetic retinopathy. Results of the Diabetic Retinopathy ...

Many people with diabetes have the earliest stage of diabetic retinopathy, called mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), without even knowing it, according to the American Academy of ...

Patients with diabetes are at risk of developing retinopathy, a common complication that can cause blindness. Researchers say 8 million people do not know they have diabetes. The longer a person has ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. This piece also marks part ...

For prevention of diabetic retinopathy (DR) incidence or progression, the American Academy of Ophthalmology Preferred Practice Pattern (AAO PPP) and the American Diabetes Association Standards of Care ...

High blood sugars have long been known to cause eye damage in diabetics. However, new research has found that low blood sugar may also contribute. The good news is that it also identified a way of ...

In patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, treatment with anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) may offer a safer alternative to panretinal photocoagulation (PRP), leading to ...

The goal of systemic management of risk factors (glucose, blood pressure and lipid control) is to prevent diabetic retinopathy (DR) incidence or progression to vision-threatening DR. The greatest ...

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In addition to an eye exam, photographs of the fundus, or interior of the eye including the retina, may be helpful in diagnosing vessel damage. However, retinal photography should not replace a ...