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 ...

Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in the United Kingdom among people of working age. Many with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) go on to develop vitreous haemorrhage (VH). Those with ...

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Katherine E. Talcott, MD, gave an overview on managing vitreous hemorrhage in proliferative diabetic retinopathy at Retina 2022. Talcott said that performing surgery for vitreous ...

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 ...

Researchers have found in a new study published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice that prior psoriasis in patients ...

Disc neovascularization (NVD) was less frequent among patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy but was associated with more resistance to currently available treatments compared with ...

The meta-analysis identified a significant association between treatment with semaglutide and risk for NAION (OR, 3.92; 95% ...

Cataract surgery was associated with an increased risk of worsening diabetic retinopathy in adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is a risk factor for complications due to cataract surgery. Patients ...

People with proliferative diabetic retinopathy may develop another eye condition called macular edema. The macula is the part of the retina that processes the images in the center of your vision ...

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 ...