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 ...
A key protein, LRG1, was identified as the early cause of diabetic eye damage, and blocking it may stop the disease before ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Retina Subspecialty Day at the AAO meeting, Michael S. Ip, MD, ...
Scientists at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University are searching for a new treatment target for a common complication of diabetes that can cause retinal blood vessels to break down, ...
Credit: Genentech. Susvimo is indicated for intravitreal use via the Susvimo ocular implant. For patients with diabetic retinopathy, refills of Susvimo are administered every 36 weeks (approximately 9 ...
New Delhi: Ophthalmologists across India are urging the central government to include advanced treatments for diabetic retinopathy under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), the ...
The summit marked the culmination of a two-stage national programme that included the World Retina Day Consultation—focused ...
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Retinopathy refers to conditions or damage affecting the retina. Without treatment, it can cause blindness. Hypertensive retinopathy results from high blood pressure, while diabetic retinopathy is a ...
Intraretinal microvascular abnormalities (IRMAs) are abnormal branching, or dilation, of the blood vessels in the retina. It occurs as a complication of diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy ...
Fundus photography involves taking a photo of the back of the eye to detect signs of diabetic retinopathy. It is also possible to capture an image of the retina using a smartphone. Diabetic ...
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy and non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy are stages of diabetic retinopathy. The former is the more severe form that can lead to vision loss. Unmanaged diabetes ...