Delaying and preventing diabetic retinopathy

Abstract Diabetic retinopathy is a neurovascular complication of diabetes which an avoidable cause sight loss. Since the introduction screening for diabetic in UK along with improving treatments both and it no longer leading blindness UK. Screening detects at early stage when optimisation blood glucose, pressure cholesterol are effective reducing progression retinopathy. Once proliferative or macular oedema develops treatment includes laser photocoagulation, intravitreal vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor injections, steroid injection vitrectomy. With to detect retinopathy, improved therapies technologies help people manage loss preventable majority people. Copyright © 2021 John Wiley & Sons.