Diabetic Retinopathy

WHO Reports Lists Risk Factors For Progression In Eye Disease

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 7th, 2001

by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Age, body mass index (BMI), and glucose control are just some of the risk factors for diabetic retinopathy progression and proliferation in types 1 and 2 diabetes patients, according to World Health Organization (WHO) collaborators.

Diabetic retinopathy, characterized by hemorrhage, microaneurysms, lesion formation, and sometimes new blood vessel overgrowth (proliferative retinopathy) in the retina, can lead to total vision loss in diabetes patients. A follow-up study of almost 3,000 patients with types 1 or 2 diabetes at 10 WHO centers suggests several factors contribute to progressive eye disease in patients with diabetic...

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