Diabetic retinopathy, ([ˌrɛtnˈɑpəθi]) is retinopathy (damage to the retina) caused by complications of diabetes, which can eventually lead to blindness. It is an ocular manifestation of diabetes, a systemic disease, which affects up to 80 percent of all patients who have had diabetes for 10 years or more. Despite these intimidating statistic...
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damage to the retina caused by growth of very small blood vessels. The proliferative variety is dangerous and often leads to blindness. It has been the leading non0traumatic cause of blindness in adults in the developed world for much of the 20th century.
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Moderate non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Photo: K. Viswanath. J. Comm. Eye Health 2003;16(46) 22 The most common eye disease associated with diabetes and a leading cause of blindness in American adults. It is caused by changes in the blood vessels of the retina. In some people with di...
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diabetic eye disease; damage to the small blood vessels in the retina. Loss of vision may result.
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diabetic eye disease; damage to the small blood vessels in the retina. Loss of vision may
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<ophthalmology, pathology> A major cause of blindness in diabetics. Retinal disease results from adverse effects on the blood vessels which supply the retina. Swollen retinal vessels which leak fluid into the retina are commonly seen on physical examination of the eyes. Poorly controlled insulin dependent diabetes and/or hypertension are the ...
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retinal manifestations of diabetes mellitus, including tiny aneurysms and exudation. There are two major forms, called the nonproliferative and proliferative types. Nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy is characterized by dilation of the retinal veins and tiny aneurysms that may leak blood cells or plasma, causing internal hemorrhag...
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Diabetes eye disease, damage to the small blood vessels in the retina. May result in loss of vision.
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a consequence of unmanaged blood sugar levels in a person with diabetes whereby the retinal blood vessels are damaged causing destruction of the retina itself
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(ret-in-AHP-uh-thee) Spectrum of retinal changes accompanying long-standing diabetes mellitus Early stage is background retinopathy May advance to proliferative retinopathy, which includes the growth of abnormal new blood vessels (neovascularization) and fibrous tissue
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. retinal changes occurring in diabetes mellitus, marked by microaneurysms, exudates, and hemorrhages, sometimes by neovascularization. Synonyms: fundus diabeticus
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Diabetic retinopathy: A common complication of diabetes affecting the blood vessels in the retina (the thin light-sensitive membrane that covers the back of the eye). If untreated, it may lead to blindness. If diagnosed and treated promptly, blindness is usually preventable. Diabetic retinopathy begins without any noticeable change in vision. But e...
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Diabetic eye disease; damage to the small blood vessels in the retina. Loss of vision may result.
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damage to the retina caused by growth of very small blood vessels. The proliferative variety is dangerous and often leads to blindness.
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A type of diabetic eye disease; damage to the small blood vessels in the retina. Loss of vision may result.
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the eye disease that occurs in someone with diabetes when the small blood vessels of the retina become swollen and leak liquid into the retina, blurring vision; it can sometimes lead to blindness.
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a disorder of the blood vessels of the retina occurring as a complication of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus and often leading to blindness.
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