Interventions geared towards the health care system, health care professionals, and patients led to a 12% increase in retinopathy screening attendance vs. usual care, according to a recently published ...

Diabetic retinopathy, a type of diabetic eye disease, is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. Despite this, almost 40% of people with diabetes don’t get an annual eye exam. But ...

If you don’t manage it carefully, diabetes can lead to several complications, including damage to the eyes. The most common form is also is one of the leading causes of blindness among adults in the U ...

Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of adult blindness in the U.S. One of the greatest barriers to prevention is access. All diabetic patients are asked to visit an eye care provider for an ...

PENSACOLA, FL--(Marketwired - October 17, 2016) - Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems (IRIS) announced today that using the IRIS diabetic retinopathy telemedicine solution, CoxHealth administered the ...

Michael D. Abramoff, MD, PhD, is the Robert C. Watzke, MD Professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. He is also a professor of electrical and ...

Diabetic retinopathy is an eye condition that can cause vision changes and vision loss. There are four stages of diabetic retinopathy based on the findings of a dilated eye exam. Diabetic retinopathy ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Do you know the signs of Diabetic Retinopathy? Liz Breighner, Minute Clinic Nurse Practitioner, explains the causes, symptoms and steps to prevent Diabetic Retinopathy. If you have ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with moderate or severe retinal damage should be examined more often than the current recommendation, ...

(NAPSI)—For the nearly 40 million Americans living with diabetes, the threat to their vision unfolds quietly, often without warning. Diabetic retinopathy, a complication that damages blood vessels in ...

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 ...