Q: how common is diabetic retinopathy?

80% of diabetics: 80% of diabetics who have had diabetes for at least ten years suffer with diabetic retinopathy. Research indicates that at least ninety percent of these new cases could be reduced if there was proper and vigilant treatment and monitoring of the eyes.

Q: how can i treat diabetic retinopathy?

Diabetic control: The treatment of diabetic retinopathy involves both full evaluation by an eye specialist and possibly such things as laser treatment and a very serious approach toward controlling your diabetes as closely as possible.

Q: how is diabetic retinopathy diagnosed?

Eye exam.: An eye doctor, usually an ophthalmologist or a specialist in the diseases of the retina, diagnosis diabetic retinopathy through a careful eye exam that includes dilating the pupils. Other tests of the may also be performed using photographs, computer scans (oct), or injecting a dye into a vein in the arm and analyzing the dye's flow through the blodd vessels in the back of the eye (fa).

Q: do a lot of people get diabetic retinopathy?

About one-third: The incidence of diabetic retinopathy is about 1/3 of diabetics according to government statistics. The condition is related to how well the diabetes is controlled and if you have controlled any tendency toward high blood pressure. Take care of both of these conditions and you are less likely to get the retinopathy.

Q: what kind of condition is diabetic retinopathy?

Blindness: Diabetic retinopathy is a main cause of blindness. Exudates are the primary signs of diabetic retinopathy and thereby early detection of exudates is one of the best ways to prevent vision loss.

Question 1

can you have diabetic retinopathy on 1 eye??

Accepted Answer

YES: Yes- cetainly possible: consult a retinal specialist and check with your endocrinologist.

Question 2

what is diabetic retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

Bad: Diabetic retinopathy is caused by blood vessel damage due to high sugar levels.  It can cause leakage of fluid from vessels causing swelling.  It can also cause the vessels to die leading to the retina not getting enough blood.  Both of these can permanently impair vision.  The best way to avoid this is control of sugars. Many treatments exist for diabetic retinopathy.

Question 3

what causes diabetic retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

Uncontrolled Diabete: Diabetic retinopathy comes in  two types non-proliferative or proliferative.  Clinical trials such as the dcct, edic, ukpds, accord, ukpds-hds, field have shown that if glucose levels, blood pressure, cholesterol, and lipids are not controlled diabetic retinopathy can get worse and lead to severe vision loss. Trials such as the etdrs, drs, drvs show that eye physicians can delay blindness.

Question 4

can diabetic retinopathy be cured?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Diabetic retinopathy can be treated with a variety of treatments.  New treatments have done a much better job of improving vision than older treatments that usually stabilized vision but did not improve it.  The best way to prevent retinopathy is to have good control of blood sugars.

Question 5

is diabetic retinopathy reversible?

Accepted Answer

No: Diabetic retinopathy may be prevented by good blood sugar control ( HGB A1c of <7.0) and may be treated with laser photo coagulation or anti-vegf( vascular endothelial growth factor) injections if it is detected early enough but although the changes may be stabilized and neovascularization  may involute the retinopathy is not reversible.

Question 6

how common is diabetic retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

80% of diabetics: 80% of diabetics who have had diabetes for at least ten years suffer with diabetic retinopathy. Research indicates that at least ninety percent of these new cases could be reduced if there was proper and vigilant treatment and monitoring of the eyes.

Question 7

how can i treat diabetic retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

Diabetic control: The treatment of diabetic retinopathy involves both full evaluation by an eye specialist and possibly such things as laser treatment and a very serious approach toward controlling your diabetes as closely as possible.

Question 8

how is diabetic retinopathy diagnosed?

Accepted Answer

Eye exam.: An eye doctor, usually an ophthalmologist or a specialist in the diseases of the retina, diagnosis diabetic retinopathy through a careful eye exam that includes dilating the pupils. Other tests of the may also be performed using photographs, computer scans (oct), or injecting a dye into a vein in the arm and analyzing the dye's flow through the blodd vessels in the back of the eye (fa).

Question 9

do a lot of people get diabetic retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

About one-third: The incidence of diabetic retinopathy is about 1/3 of diabetics according to government statistics. The condition is related to how well the diabetes is controlled and if you have controlled any tendency toward high blood pressure. Take care of both of these conditions and you are less likely to get the retinopathy.

Question 10

what kind of condition is diabetic retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

Blindness: Diabetic retinopathy is a main cause of blindness. Exudates are the primary signs of diabetic retinopathy and thereby early detection of exudates is one of the best ways to prevent vision loss.

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