Type 2 diabetes is among the top causes of vision loss and blindness across the world. According to studies, visual impairment due to diabetic retinopathy has increased significantly in the last 20 ...

Vision loss is a complication for many diabetic patients. In patients with diabetic retinopathy, the principal cause of vision loss is the breakdown of the inner blood-retinal barrier (iBRB)—an ...

This article is part of “Innovations In: Type 1 Diabetes”, an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex. Sterling Glass had many health problems as a ...

Talaspayeva is adding her own advancements to the field. Her master’s capstone project focuses on anti-VEGF treatment, a ...

Scientists say they have determined that low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, may promote a breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier, an important boundary that regulates the flow of nutrients, waste and ...

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 ...

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) usually takes several years to develop. In many cases, it may take at least 5 years for the condition to develop after a diagnosis of diabetes. However, the onset, ...

Question: I know that diabetes can take a real toll on your body, but I didn’t know that it includes your eyes. How are they affected by this disease? Answer: While eye care and regular eye exams are ...

Sight can slip quietly in diabetes, often before you feel anything is wrong. The damage can start in the tiny blood vessels of the retina, the light-sensing tissue at the back of the eye. Over time, ...

Artistic rendition of a diabetic mouse retina demonstrating retinal vasculature (yellow) with increased leakage (red) following insulin-induced transient episode of hypoglycemia (low glucose). In a ...