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Diabetic Retinopathy and Nearsightedness

Laurence Shen Lim, MRCS, and researchers at the Singapore National Eye Centre studied the way in which nearsightedness (myopia) relates to the presence and severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR).  The...

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Mechanism Leading to Diabetic Blindness Identified

Diabetic retinopathy is a common side effect of diabetes and the leading cause of blindness in young adults in the United States. Scientists have long known that high blood sugar levels damage blood...

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Roche’s Lucentis Effective for Diabetic Retinopathy

A nationwide, government-sponsored study finds that people with a common form of diabetic retinopathy can benefit from a medication first developed to combat another potentially blinding disease,...

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The Beginning of Diabetic Retinopathy

I went to the eye doctor this morning for my annual check up. I didn’t go to my usual doctor, but to a doctor at the diabetes clinic. I decided to go there since I always end up waiting for at least an...

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Good News From My Eye Doctor: No Diabetic Retinopathy

Last week after receiving a painful middle of the night poke in the eye from Adam, Jessica decided she needed to see the eye doctor and asked me if I wanted her to make an appointment for me too.I did....

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