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Diabetic Retinopathy Signs and Symptoms

Posted By EightNine On 25th March 2011

Diabetic retinopathy is caused by the blood vessels that go to the retina leaking. It is a complication of having diabetes and it costs many people their eyesight. This is especially sad because it is estimated that in ninety percent of those cases had the condition been spotted earlier [...]

Diabetic Retinopathy Eye Pain

Posted By EightNine On 25th March 2011

Most of the time the way that we know that we have a medical problem is that we experience pain. Unfortunately with diabetic retinopathy this is often not the case. Usually diabetic retinopathy eye pain won’t be experienced until the very late stages of the disease if at all. [...]

Diabetic Retinopathy Vision Impairment

Posted By EightNine On 25th March 2011

Diabetic retinopathy vision impairment is one of the leading causes of blindness today. It is the result of a complication of diabetes. Most people who have diabetes will eventually develop the condition. However that doesn’t mean that you will necessarily lose your vision. In most cases the problem can [...]

Diabetic Retinopathy Prevention

Posted By EightNine On 25th March 2011

Diabetic retinopathy is an eye condition that affects most people who have diabetes. In many cases it can lead to a loss of vision. However it doesn’t necessarily have to reach this point. In fact diabetic retinopathy prevention is certainly a possibility. Even if you do start to show [...]

Diabetic Retinopathy Pathophysiology

Posted By EightNine On 25th March 2011

Having diabetes puts you at considerable risk for developing diabetic retinopathy which is a serious condition that affects the eyes. The actual mechanism by which diabetes causes diabetic retinopathy is not clear but what is known is that if you have diabetes there is an eighty percent chance you [...]