Hypertensive retinopathy occurs due to high blood pressure, while diabetic retinopathy results from diabetes. Both are eye diseases affecting the retina. Retinopathy is an eye disease affecting the ...

Intraretinal microvascular abnormalities (IRMAs) are abnormal branching, or dilation, of the blood vessels in the retina. It occurs as a complication of diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy ...

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy and non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy are stages of diabetic retinopathy. The former is the more severe form that can lead to vision loss. Unmanaged diabetes ...

The five human senses include sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. While each of these matter for different reasons, they aren't perceived as being equal. For instance, according to a YouGov ...

A newly identified protein may hold the key to preventing diabetic blindness. Researchers discovered that LRG1 triggers the ...

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 ...

Despite guidelines recommending annual screenings, nearly half of patients with diabetes miss critical eye exams, explains Jose A. Martinez, MD, president and retina specialist at Austin Retina ...