Tackling diabetic retinopathy from the grassroots

Association between diabetic retinopathy and hemoglobin level

Background: Anemia may be considered to be an independent risk factor for the development of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with renal failure. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between blood hemoglobin level and retinopathy in diabetic patients with normal renal function tests.Methods: From 2009 to 2011, 1100 diabetic patients underwent retinal examination. Am...

Preventing sight loss from proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy This is the advanced stage of diabetic retinopathy. New blood vessels grow along the inside surface of the retina and into the vitreous gel, the fluid that fills the eye. These vessels are fragile and more likely to leak and bleed. Scar tissue is formed and can contract and cause retinal detachment (the pulling away of the retina from underlying tissue) – whic...

Diabetic Retinopathy: From Pathogenesis to Treatment

In spite of all advances in the understanding of chronic diabetic complications, diabetic retinopathy remains a significant clinical problem. The pathogenetic mechanisms leading to the development of diabetic retinopathy is indeed complex. Multiple interactive mechanisms may come into play leading to cellular damage and adaptive changes leading to the development of this devastating complicatio...

Diabetic retinopathy and diabetic neuropathy.

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Obesity and diabetic retinopathy: What is the association?