Every November, communities across the country recognize Diabetes Awareness Month — a time to raise awareness about the impact of diabetes on overall health, including one of the most crucial senses ...

If you have diabetes, you should already be aware of the danger of diabetic retinopathy. This unfortunately common complication can lead to eyesight issues and, in extreme cases, even blindness. It ...

November is Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month, and early detection and treatment of diabetes are key to reduce the risk for significant vision loss and blindness, according to Prevent ...

Recent findings have shown that routine eye screening could also be used for early detection of underlying heart disease in ...

New blood vessels in your eye can signal eye disease. This is called neovascularization, and it’s often a sign of diabetes-related retinopathy. When your body makes new blood vessels in places they ...

Eye injections are the only medication currently available to treat diabetes-related retinopathy. Modern eye injections are not painful and don’t cause many side effects. Diabetic retinopathy affects ...

Treating people in the early stages of diabetes-related eye disease may help slow the progression of the condition, but a new study also suggests that it can’t help prevent vision loss in the future.

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 ...

Although there is no cure, diabetic retinal disease treatment has improved over the past two decades. Diabetes affects more than 1 in 10 adults worldwide and has been accompanied by an increase in ...

Diabetic retinopathy laser surgery is an in-office treatment that involves making tiny burns in the eye with a beam of light. While it does not correct vision loss that has already occurred, it can ...

Free screenings to help prevent vision loss for people with diabetes are happening this Saturday at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia on Diabetic Eye Screening Day. Jack Mathers gets routine ...

Chocolate can be a tasty treat, and some even have a number of health benefits. However, if you're not careful with your consumption, some of these chocolates have shown dietary links to vision loss.