Cataract surgery was associated with an increased risk of worsening diabetic retinopathy in adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is a risk factor for complications due to cataract surgery. Patients ...

As we age, our eyesight inevitably changes, and so we must focus on new ways to maintain it. Older people with diabetes need to take special care of their vision ...

Patients with diabetes should undergo careful retinal evaluation for the first year following cataract surgery. The risk of diabetic retinopathy (DR) progression increases after cataract surgery, ...

Patients receiving uncomplicated phacoemulsification surgery for cataracts had greater increases in macular and choroidal thickness if they had early diabetic retinopathy without preoperative diabetic ...

Diabetic retinopathy develops through complex microvascular damage driven by chronic hyperglycemia, yet traditional risk factors such as disease duration or glycemic control explain only part of ...

Welcome to Diagnosis Diaries. Throughout this series, we'll share real stories from real people about receiving a diagnosis for a chronic condition. Share on Pinterest Illustration by Maya Chastain ...

Many people with diabetes have the earliest stage of diabetic retinopathy, called mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), without even knowing it, according to the American Academy of ...

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Weight loss medications Mounjaro and Zepbound, which contain the active ingredient tirzepatide, may lower the risk of diabetic retinopathy.