Ophthalmology

How do factors such as insulin use and blood glucose control impact the overall risk of developing diabetic complications 5 years after type 2 diagnosis?

Smart contact lenses are capable of tracking tear glucose levels and delivering drug therapy directly to the retina.

A cohort study evaluated the relationship between the severity of newly diagnosed diabetic retinopathy in adult patients and the incidence of progression to sustained blindness. 

Better management of diabetes and dyslipidemia could reduce cataract risk, and thus perhaps retinopathy risk as well.

Intensive insulin therapy may speed up the development of diabetic retinopathy, placing some patients at a higher risk for blindness. 

Can specific risk markers be identified for onset and early progression of diabetic retinopathy in people with type 1 diabetes?

Researchers sought to identify the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with type 1 diabetes and its relationship to diabetic complication development. 

Study finds patients with a higher degree of retinopathy severity had worse cardiovascular outcomes. 

Could the visual disturbances that diabetes patients experience be prevented?

Surveys indicate that eyesight is the one sense that Americans fear losing most. Several weeks ago, I examined a patient who complained of "sudden" onset vision loss....