Diabetic eye damage can begin early, even before diagnosis, silently threatening vision. Early screenings and lifestyle ...

A key protein, LRG1, was identified as the early cause of diabetic eye damage, and blocking it may stop the disease before ...

When you have diabetes—a chronic condition that occurs when your blood sugar is too high—you’re at greater risk for a range of health problems. This disease can lead to high blood pressure and heart ...

Diabetics are at higher risk of developing serious, sight-stealing eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and ...

Diabetes is a systemic disease, which means it affects many organs, including the heart, blood vessels, nerves, kidneys and ...

Peter Salgo, MD: Now, in order to prevent that, I would think that the straightforward logic, anyway, was “Let’s look at everybody, let’s look at everybody all the time.” Live in your office. “Well, ...

Diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness in working-age adults, silently damages eyes through high blood sugar.

New blood vessels in your eye can signal eye disease. This is called neovascularization, and it’s often a sign of diabetes-related retinopathy. When your body makes new blood vessels in places they ...

Today, diabetes affects many, often silently damaging the body in ways we hardly notice. One area at particular risk is the ...

Kids born to mothers with diabetes might see eye problems by early adulthood, a new study suggested. In a nationwide cohort study of Danish mother-offspring pairs, children who were prenatally exposed ...