A vitrectomy is the surgical procedure for treating diabetic retinopathy. Surgery is aimed at getting better access to your retina to improve or stop vision loss from this diabetes complication.

In Monday’s Health Headlines, November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month. What is diabetic eye disease? How early can ...

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

Patients receiving uncomplicated phacoemulsification surgery for cataracts had greater increases in macular and choroidal thickness if they had early diabetic retinopathy without preoperative diabetic ...

This article is part of “Innovations In: Type 1 Diabetes”, an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex. Sterling Glass had many health problems as a ...

While eye drops may help alleviate some symptoms of diabetic retinopathy, they don’t target the underlying blood vessel damage in your retina. Retinopathy is a possible complication of diabetes. At ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery found that Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (YAG) laser ...

November is observed as Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month, a month dedicated to educating people about the serious eye ...

For ten whole days, retired teacher Mark Bryan was confined to his house, too afraid to go out in public on account of being haunted by hallucinations of massive boobs ...

Cataract surgery is one of the most common and successful procedures for restoring clear vision. Millions of patients undergo ...

While eye drops can help with diabetes-related symptoms, such as dry eyes or irritation, they do not treat the underlying retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy is a diabetes-related complication that ...