Diabetic retinopathy involves damage to the eye’s retina due to high blood sugar levels in the body. It is a common complication of diabetes, affecting millions of people with both type 1 and type 2 ...

Older patients prescribed hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) have a higher risk of developing retinal damage from taking the medication, according to a new analysis. In addition to known risk factors such as a ...

Arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) decrease the risk for severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in ...

However, concerns about the impact of rapid glycemic control on diabetic retinopathy risk ...

While rapid weight-loss with bariatric surgery or drugs might temporarily worsen diabetic retinopathy as blood sugar levels are rapidly corrected, the low overall risk likely doesn't outweigh the ...

Experts discuss the clinical and economic burden of illness in patients with mild and severe diabetic retinopathy and its effect on the patients’ QoL. Transcript Jose Martinez, MD: Patients with mild ...

I learned I had diabetic retinopathy in 2004. Unfortunately, my diagnosis came a little too late, and I lost most of the vision in my right eye. Today, when I do advocacy work, I stress how important ...

Robert Wong, MD: Diabetic retinopathy is a small-vessel ischemic disease. When the blood sugars are elevated, it can affect the blood vessels anywhere in your body. It can affect your heart, your ...

Central serous retinopathy is a condition involving central, localized serous detachment of the sensory retina that may also feature alterations of the retinal pigment epithelium and focal pigment ...

Microangiopathy and capillary occlusion underlie the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. 2, 3 Diabetic macular oedema results from breakdown of the blood–retinal barrier and cotton-wool spots, intra ...

Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of long-standing diabetes that affects vision. It describes damage to the retina, the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye that is responsible for ...

Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes mellitus that eventually affects the vision after a long duration of disease. Usually, there are no symptoms of diabetic retinopathy that is in the ...