09 Nov Diabetes and Retinal Detachments
Though uncommon, diabetic retinal detachments can cause severe loss of vision and blindness. It is, usually, a preventable disease....
Though uncommon, diabetic retinal detachments can cause severe loss of vision and blindness. It is, usually, a preventable disease....
Sudden loss of vision may be due to bleeding inside your eye. A vitreous hemorrhage can cause loss of vision in patients with diabetes. Sub-retinal hemorrhage may occur in patients with macular degeneration....
American Diabetes Month. What every doctor should know about diabetic eye disease (read and go tell them!)....
There are several ways to measure your visual acuity. The standard, Snellen Acuity, has been in use for over 100 years....
Complete pupillary dilation is necessary for proper examination of the retina. Patient's with macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy need to be dilated every time....
An additional comment added to yesterday's post. I included it here and pasted in yesterday's post....
Part I of a series regarding stem cell transplantation. It may be the cure for macular degeneration and other diseases....
Intraocular drug delivery systems are just emerging and the timing couldn't better....
New floaters can be from a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), retinal tear or diabetic retinopathy. ...