Retinopathy refers to conditions or damage affecting the retina. Without treatment, it can cause blindness. Hypertensive retinopathy results from high blood pressure, while diabetic retinopathy is a ...

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 ...

Among 34,239 matched pairs, the risk of incident nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy was not different between patients taking empagliflozin or DPP-4 inhibitors (HR 1.04, 95% CI 0.94-1.15) over a ...

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

STOCKHOLM — At the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) 2024 Annual Meeting, researchers discussed how insights into potential risk factors and new treatments could improve outcomes for ...

Fundus photography involves taking a photo of the back of the eye to detect signs of diabetic retinopathy. It is also possible to capture an image of the retina using a smartphone. Diabetic ...

Some hospitals are finding it difficult to scale AI across their enterprise — with this process often complicated by things like inadequate technology infrastructures, varying needs across specialties ...

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 ...

Smartphone-based retinal imaging captures postural vascular changes that may serve as early markers for diabetic retinopathy progression.