Diabetic Eye Disease |
Diabetic Eye Problems; Diabetic retinopathy |
Diabetic retinopathy is retinopathy (damage to the retina) caused by complications of diabetes mellitus, which could eventually lead to blindness.It is an ocular manifestation of systemic disease which affects up to 80% of all diabetics who have had diabetes for 15 years or more.
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... Diabetic retinopathy is damage to the eye's retina that occurs with long-term diabetes. ...
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Diabetic Eye Disease Symptoms1-2 of 5 more...
Signs and symptoms
... In the early, most treatable stages of diabetic retinopathy, you usually experience no visual symptoms or pain. The disease can even progress to an advanced stage without any noticeable change in your...
Source: MayoClinic
Causes ... If you have diabetes, your body doesn''t use sugar (glucose) properly. Sugar in your blood is vital to your health because it''s a main source of energy for your body''s cells. But too much sugar in y...
Source: MayoClinic
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Complications
... The abnormal growth of new blood vessels in proliferative diabetic retinopathy doesn''t resupply the retina with a normal blood flow. Instead, these vessels may produce other complications: Vitreous h...
Source: MayoClinic
Treatment ... If you have mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, you may not require treatment right away. However, your eye doctor will want to closely monitor your retina. Proliferative diabetic retinopathy ...
Source: MayoClinic
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Diabetic Retinopathy
... Diabetic retinopathy is an eye condition that affects people with diabetes. It occurs as a result of high blood glucose, or sugar, that people with diabetes often have over a prolonged period of time....
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Overview ... Diabetes affects your body from head to toes. This includes your eyes. The most common and most serious eye complication of diabetes is diabetic retinopathy, which may result in poor vision or even bl...
Source: MayoClinic
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Diabetic Eye Disease Articles
- Preguntas frecuentes acerca de la diabetes
... La diabetes es un trastorno del metabolismo - la forma en que nuestros organismos usan los alimentos digeridos para el crecimiento y la obtención de energía. La mayor parte de los alimentos que consum... - Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Eyes Healthy
... Too much glucose (sugar) in the blood for a long time can cause diabetes problems. This high blood glucose (also called blood sugar) can damage many parts of the body, such as the heart, blood vessels...
Resources
- ¿Cuánto Sabe Sobre la Enfermedad Diabética del Ojo? (National Eye Institute, NIH, HHS)
- Diabetes: Think of all the beautiful things you wouldn’t see if you lost your sight (National Eye Institute)

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