101. SUNY State College Of Optometry: Diabetic Retinopathy One, called diabetic retinopathy, can weaken and cause changes in the small blood The early stages of diabetic retinopathy may cause blurred vision, http://www.sunyopt.edu/uoc/diabetic_ret.shtml

University Optometric Center 33 West 42nd Street at Bryant Park New York, NY 10036 Home Patient Education Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetes is a disease that interferes with the body’s ability to use and store sugar and can cause many health problems. One, called diabetic retinopathy , can weaken and cause changes in the small blood vessels that nourish your eye’s retina, the delicate, light sensitive lining of the back of the eye. These blood vessels may begin to leak, swell or develop brush-like branches. The early stages of diabetic retinopathy may cause blurred vision, or it may produce no visual symptoms at all. As the disease progresses, you may notice a cloudiness of vision, blind spots or floaters. If left untreated, diabetic retinopathy can cause blindness, which is one reason why it is important to have your eyes examined regularly by your doctor of optometry. This is especially true if you are diabetic or if you have a family history of diabetes. To detect diabetic retinopathy, your optometrist can look inside your eyes with an instrument called an ophthalmoscope that lights and magnifies the blood vessels in your eyes. If you have diabetic retinopathy, laser and other surgical treatments can be used to reduce it’s progression and decrease the risk of vision loss. Early treatment is important because once damage has occurred, the effects are generally permanent. If you are a diabetic, you can help prevent diabetic retinopathy by taking your prescribed medication as instructed, sticking to your diet, exercising regularly, controlling high blood pressure and avoiding alcohol and smoking.

102. Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy University of Washington Department of Ophthalmology. Nonproliferative diabeticretinopathy. © 1998 American Academy of Ophthalmology Used with permission. http://depts.washington.edu/ophthweb/diabeticpic.html

HOME FACULTY EDUCATION RESEARCH ... LINKS Nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy. Used with permission. This page last updated 4/2/2003 Return to Top of Page University of Washington School of Medicine Home Page University of Washington Home Page

103. New England Eye Center - Vitreoretinal Disease - Diabetic Retinopathy Twentyfive percent of diabetics have some form of diabetic retinopathy.diabetic retinopathy accounts for twenty percent of new cases of blindness in the http://www.neec.com/Vitreoretinal_Disease_Diabetic_Retinopathy.html

Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetes mellitus and your vision Diabetes mellitus effects fourteen million Americans. Twenty-five percent of diabetics have some form of diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy accounts for twenty percent of new cases of blindness in the United States between the ages of forty-five and seventy-four. Blindness is twenty-five times more common in diabetics than in nondiabetics. However, proper management of diabetes and its ocular complications can reduce the risk of blindness by ninety percent. It is important to take an active role in controlling this disease. The information below can help you understand more about diabetes and what you can do to prevent its complications. Diabetes mellitus: the disease There are two main types of diabetic retinopathy. The first type is called Type I or insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. This type typically starts at a young age and requires insulin for treatment. Insulin is a substance that the pancreas produces to lower blood glucose levels. The second type is called Type II or non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. People affected by this type are usually over the age of forty. Type II is often controlled with diet alone or diet and oral medications that lower the glucose level. High levels of glucose in the blood can damage many organ systems, including the eye. The cause of diabetes mellitus is not completely known. Genetic, environmental, autoimmune and infectious components may play a role in its development.

104. Diabetic Retinopathy Blindness need not result from diabetic retinopathy, if individuals with diabetesmake sure they are properly monitored for presence of the disease. http://vision.about.com/od/diabeticretinopathy/

zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zfs=0;zCMt='a43' About Vision Eye Diseases Diabetic Retinopathy Vision Essentials Vision Symptoms You Should Never Ignore Daily Vision Tips ... Help zau(256,140,140,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/C.htm','');w(xb+xb+' ');zau(256,140,140,'von','http://z.about.com/0/ip/496/6.htm','');w(xb+xb); FREE Newsletter Sign Up Now for the Vision newsletter! See Online Courses Search Vision Diabetic Retinopathy May Cause Blindness Without Proper Treatment Early medical intervention may help prevent blindness from diabetic retinopathy. Alphabetical Recent Up a category People With Type 2 Diabetes Could Develop Diabetic Retinopathy The potentially blinding disease of diabetic retinopathy usually is associated with the more severe type 1 diabetes. But major new study results reported in June 2005 demonstrate that significant numbers of people with the milder, type 2 form of diabetes also are at risk of developing diabetic retinopathy. Vision Defects and Diabetes Vision defects accompanying Type I diabetes are somewhat common, and can lead to blindness without prompt and ongoing intervention. Diabetic retinopathy that can cause vision loss occurs with damage to the inner back layer of the eye (retina), where light-sensitive cells are located and images are processed. Diabetes Image Gallery View images illustrating how diabetic retinopathy develops.

105. Diabetic Retinopathy - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia diabetic retinopathy often has no early warning signs. During the initialstage, called nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), most people do not http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetic_retinopathy

Wikimedia needs your help in the final day of its fund drive. See our fundraising page Over US$240,000 has been donated since the drive began on 19 August. Thank you for your generosity! Diabetic retinopathy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Diabetic retinopathy is retinopathy (damage to the retina ) caused by complications of diabetes mellitus , which could eventually lead to blindness . It is an ocular manifestation of systemic disease which affects up to 80% of all diabetics who have had diabetes for 15 years or more. Contents Signs and symptoms Pathogenesis Risk factors Investigations ... edit Signs and symptoms Normal vision. Courtesy NIH National Eye Institute The same view with diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy often has no early warning signs. Even macular edema , which may cause vision loss more rapidly, may not have any warning signs for some time. In general, however, a person with macular edema is likely to have blurred vision, making it hard to do things like read and drive. In some cases, the vision will get better or worse during the day. As new blood vessels form at the back of the eye as a part of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), they can bleed (

106. Advanced Diabetic Retinopathy Evaluation Service Despite readily available and effective therapy, diabetic retinopathy is theleading cause Sevenfield diabetic retinopathy Study color, stereoscopic, http://oldwww.internet2.edu/apps/demos2000/Advanced Diabetic Retinopathy Evaluat

Date submitted: 24 Jan 2000 Advanced Diabetic Retinopathy Evaluation Service www.inoveon.com Stephen R. Fransen, M.D. stephen-fransen@ouhsc.edu Universities University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma- Stephen R. Fransen, M.D. Regina Hansen, Gene Hopper, Sal Marotta, Sherry Bellack, Jane Braden. Vanderbilt- Tom Leonard-Martin, Taffy Armbruster, Judy Delelak, Chip Cox. Partners Inoveon Corporation Vanderbilt University The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Inoveon Corporation to develop and implement the university’s patented technology for global disease detection and tracking. Inoveon’s Advanced Diabetic Retinopathy Evaluation Service (ADRES) is the first service to evolve from this agreement. Despite readily available and effective therapy, diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness among working age Americans. It is a common problem affecting more than 10 million Americans and presents a serious public health challenge. Seven-field Diabetic Retinopathy Study color, stereoscopic, retinal (DRS7) images are the international "gold standard" data set for the staging of diabetic retinopathy. Implemented as a TCP/IP based client server application, ADRES is the first sustainable and scalable implementation of a state of the art diabetic retinopathy management system based upon "gold standard" digital DRS7 imaging.

107. Diabetes: Diabetic Retinopathy Michigan health insurance company providing medical insurance on personal orgroup health care insurance plans, statewide hospitals or urgent care centers, http://www.hap.org/healthy_living/diabetes/d_retinopathy.php

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108. Visual Impairment And Diabetic Retinopathy - American Foundation For The Blind American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), a US nonprofit organization enablingblind or visually impaired people to achieve equality and access. http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=35&TopicID=212&SubTopicID=41&DocumentID

109. Diabetic Eye Disease And Retinopathy Information By Lifeclinic diabetic retinopathy and other eye diseases can cause serious vision loss forpatients with diabetes. Take the diabetes knowledge test today. http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/diabetes/dia_eye.asp

Key Word Search Diabetes Basics What is Diabetes Who's at Risk? Symptoms ... For Physicians Resources Medications Find a Diabetes Expert Diabetes Resource Locator Diabetic Cookbook ... About the Channel Complications of Diabetes Heart Disease and Stroke Diabetic Kidney Disease Hypertension and Diabetic Kidney Disease Diabetic Eye Disease Diabetic Neuropathy Gastroparesis Diffuse Neuropathy Diabetic Eye Disease Diabetic eye disease refers to a group of eye problems that people with diabetes may have as a complication of the disease. All of these diseases can cause vision loss or even blindness. They include diabetic retinopathy, damage to the vessels of the retina; cataract, clouding of the eye's lens and glaucoma, an increase in fluid pressure inside the eye that leads to optic nerve damage and vision loss. Eyeball parts Diabetic retinopathy is the most common eye disease associated with diabetes and it's the leading cause of blindness in American adults. Who gets diabetic retinopathy? Anyone who has diabetes. The longer you have diabetes, the more likely you'll get it. Nearly half of all people with diabetes will develop some degree of the disease. The National Eye Institute estimates that as many as 24,000 people with diabetes lose their vision every year. How can it be prevented?

110. Search Result For "Diabetic Retinopathy" NOAH pages containing diabetic retinopathy . diabetic retinopathy Diabetesdiabetic retinopathy; Diabetes Eye Complications; Diabetes Think of All http://www.noah-health.org/search/results.php?lang=1&keyword=Diabetic Retinopath

111. Diabetes Monitor - Diabetic Retinopathy The diabetic retinopathy Foundation is a notfor-profit organization that supports Facts about diabetic retinopathy is an excellent pamphlet by the http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/retin.htm

diabetic retinopathy On-line Diabetes Resources Part 16: Diabetic Retinopathy By David Mendosa Tracking Diabetes on the Web Since 1995 Most Recent Update: April 26, 2005 T his Web page brings together in one place descriptions of and links to only those Web pages dealing with diabetic retinopathy, but is linked to the 15 other On-line Diabetes Resources pages dealing with other Web pages, other parts of the Internet, and other on-line services. Five researchers at three German universities and two in the United States have found that something called benfotiamine blocks three of the four major pathways leading to damage from the most common form of diabetes-related eye disease. Rats with diabetes that were treated with this synthetic form of Vitamin B1 for 36 weeks did not develop any of the retina damage found in a similar group of untreated rats. Although benfotiamine has been widely used to prevent diabetic retinopathy in Europe for more than a decade, there are no double-blind clinical trials in humans. The could, however, start within a year. The study appears in the February 18 advance online edition of Nature Medicine. The abstract is free online at Diabetic Eye Disease: Lessons From a Diabetic Eye Doctor is a great new book by Dr. A. Paul Chous, who himself has suffered from retinopathy. The URL is

112. Diabetes Monitor - Laser Treatment Highly Effective In Treating Diabetic Retinop The Early Treatment diabetic retinopathy Study (ETDRS), was initiated in 1979 by Does aspirin treatment alter the progression of diabetic retinopathy? http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/pr08.htm

laser treatment highly effective in treating diabetic retinopathy This press release, from 1989, discussed an important study which confirmed what many physicians had already concluded: that diabetic retinopathy was treatable, and early detection through regular eye exams, and aggressive treatment with laser light, can save vision. NEI Press Release October 30, 1989 CONTACT: NEI Information Office 2020@nei.nih.gov Laser Treatment Highly Effective in Treating Diabetic Retinopathy N ew findings from a nationwide clinical trial supported by the National Eye Institute (NEI) provide further evidence that laser treatment is highly effective in preventing visual loss from diabetic eye disease. Of the estimated 11 million Americans who have diabetes, about 10 percent have vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy, one of the leading causes of blindness among young adults. It is the advanced stage of diabetic retinopathy with hemorrhage that, if left untreated, leads to severe visual loss. Long before a person notices blurring of vision from diabetic retinopathy, an eye examination can reveal abnormalities in the retina, such as the growth of abnormal blood vessels, hemorrhages (bleeding), closure of blood vessels, and leakage of fluid. This leakage may cause macular edema (swelling of the macula). The macula is the part of the retina that provides sharp, central vision.

113. Encyclopaedia Topic : Diabetic Retinopathy, Section : Introduction NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaedia. diabetic retinopathy diabetic retinopathyis now one of the most common causes of blindness in the Western world http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.asp?TopicID=159

114. Diabetic Retinopathy - MEDSTUDENTS-OPHTHALMOLOGY A review of parthogenesis, progression,diagnosis(types), differential diagnosis,complications and treatment of diabetic retinopathy. http://www.medstudents.com.br/oftal/oftal5.htm

OPHTHALMOLOGY MIRELLE LANGIER BENCHIMOL Medstudents' Homepage Diabetic Retinopathy - Part 1 Introduction The retinal lesions of diabetes, known as diabetic retinopathy,are the leading cause of blindness in working age population. It is estimated that more than 8000diabetic patients become blind every year from retinal complications. Much of this blindness can be prevented if the retinopathy is detected early enough for treatment with laser photocoagulation. The aim of laser surgery is to prevent visual loss; thus, the optimal time for treatment is before the patient experiences visual symptoms. Unforunately, because visual loss is often a late symptom of advanced diabetic retinopathy, many patients remain undiagnosed even as their disease is causing severe retinal damage. As a result, many patients are examined only after the optimal time for treatment has passed. Providing timely laser surgery depends on improving the diagnosis of the asymptomatic diabetic patient through careful examination of the retina. Pathogenesis To understand the management of diabetic retinopathy, it is necessary to comprehend first its pathogenesis and clinical appearance. Normal retina vessels, including the capillaries, are impermeable to large molecules. By contrast, in the diabetical retina, the capillaries leak proteins, complex carbohydrates, and lipids. What causes the initial changes in the diabetic retina is unclear, although the effect of elevated sugar levels on the retinal capillaries may be important.

115. Medem: Medical Library: Diabetic Retinopathy The damage to retinal vessels is referred to as diabetic retinopathy. There are two types of diabetic retinopathy nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZL4RFEH4C&sub_cat=2

116. Medem: Medical Library: Diabetes And Your Eyes The most common of these is diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of new diabetic retinopathy is a potentially visionthreatening condition in which http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ11RKLC1D&sub_cat=1

117. Diabetic Retinopathy: Definition And Much More From Answers.com diabetic retinopathy n. Retinal changes occurring in longterm diabetes andcharacterized by punctate hemorrhages, microaneurysms, and sharply. http://www.answers.com/topic/diabetic-retinopathy

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Medical Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping diabetic retinopathy Medical diabetic retinopathy n. Retinal changes occurring in long-term diabetes and characterized by punctate hemorrhages, microaneurysms, and sharply defined waxy exudates. Wikipedia diabetic retinopathy Diabetic retinopathy is retinopathy (damage to the retina ) caused by complications of diabetes mellitus , which could eventually lead to blindness . It is an ocular manifestation of systemic disease which affects up to 80% of all diabetics who have had diabetes for 15 years or more. Signs and symptoms Normal vision. Courtesy NIH National Eye Institute The same view with diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy often has no early warning signs. Even macular edema , which may cause vision loss more rapidly, may not have any warning signs for some time. In general, however, a person with macular edema is likely to have blurred vision, making it hard to do things like read and drive. In some cases, the vision will get better or worse during the day. As new blood vessels form at the back of the eye as a part of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), they can bleed (

118. Diabetic Retinopathy - InSite Vision Incorporated InSite Vision is an ophthalmic product development company focused on developinggeneticallybased technology, for the diagnosis, prognosis and management http://www.insitevision.com/wt/page/retinopathy

Ocular Infection Glaucoma Macular Degeneration Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetic Retinopathy Patients with diabetes mellitus experience an inability to use and store sugar. Blood sugar levels in these patients can be so elevated as to damage the blood vessels of the eyes. Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common complications associated with diabetes, and is the leading cause of blindness among working-age Americans. Damaged blood vessels in the retina leak fluid or bleed. This causes the retina to swell and form deposits called exudates. In the early form of diabetic retinopathy, called nonproliferative or background retinopathy, patients may not notice any change in vision. However, in proliferative retinopathy, new, fragile blood vessels grow on the surface of the retina. This neovascularization can lead to serious vision problems when new vessels break and bleed into the clear, jelly-like substance that fills the center of the eye, called the vitreous. Clouding of the vitreous by blood prevents light from passing through the eye to the retina. This can blur or distort vision. The new blood vessels can also cause scar tissue to develop, which can pull the retina away from the back of the eye. This is known as retinal detachment, and can lead to blindness if untreated. Resources American Academy of Ophthalmology American Optometric Association Foundation Fighting Blindness National Eye Institute ... built@zoomedia.com

119. Vision Australia Foundation: Vision Impairment: Diabetic Retinopathy Vision Australia Foundation aims to reduce the impact of vision impairment, ageingand disability on the individual. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/index.asp?inc=&parentnav=vision&childnav=diabe

120. Diabetic Retinopathy In juvenile diabetes, severe retinopathy develops within 20 years in 60%70% of diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of visual impairment. http://www.tsbvi.edu/Education/anomalies/diabetic_retinopathy.htm

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY DESCRIPTION: TREATMENT: Control of the diabetes is essential (through diet, exercise, urine testing, and insulin therapy if needed), as is the control of high blood pressure. Photocoagulation may help when vision is affected by a focal area of retinal edema, and may delay the onset of proliferative retinopathy. It may also be used to alleviate drastic complications later, although not necessarily preserving macular function (central acuity). Trans-pars plane vitrectomy helps about 75% of patients who have sustained visual loss due to hemorrhaging. Retinal detachment may be treated with scleral buckling, Photocoagulation, and vitrectomy. IMPLICATIONS: Low vision aids and increased illumination may be helpful when visual function is maintained. Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of visual impairment. It is the most common cause of blindness in younger people throughout the world, although the visual outlook for the adult onset type is better than for the juvenile type. In a random population of diabetics, a little over one third will have some type of diabetic retinopathy, however less than 5% will develop the severest symptoms; 1% of these will become blind. Related Websites: Prevention Of Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetic Retinopathy- Clinical Overview Don't Lose Sight of Diabetic Eye Disease Diabetic Retinopathy Archive ... Back to TSBVI Education

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