Diabetic Retinopathy Learning Center
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Diabetic retinopathy is progressive damage to the eye's retina caused by long-term diabetes. It can cause blindness. |
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Symptoms
Symptoms of diabetic retinopathy include: Blindness; Blurred vision; Floaters; Shadows or missing areas of vision. Ma...
Causes
Diabetic retinopathy is caused by damage to blood vessels of the retina, the light-sensitive inner layer of the eye. ...
Tests
In nearly all cases, the health care provider can diagnose diabetic retinopathy by dilating the pupils with eye drops...
Treatments
Treatment usually does not reverse damage that has already occurred, but it will keep the disease from getting worse....
Alternative Therapies
American Diabetes Association - www.diabetes.org National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse - www.diabetes.niddk.nih...
Prevention
Tight control of blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol is very important for preventing diabetic retinopathy. ...
Doctor Specialties
Call for an appointment with an eye doctor (ophthalmologist) if you have diabetes and you have not seen an ophthalmol...
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