Retinopathy diabetes- An overview

Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of visual loss in western adults of working age. Among diabetes mellitus microvascular complications, this is the most common. When the retina is damaged to the point of threatening vision, diabetic retinopathy can cause blindness. People with diabetes can...

• The session began with a discussion on diabetic retinopathy, highlighting its rising prevalence in India, where approximately one-third of the 80 million diagnosed diabetics are at risk. The condition's development hinges on factors like diabetes duration, glycemic control, and the presence of hypertension, hypolipidemia, smoking, nephropathy, neuropathy, or cardiovascular diseases. Notably, a 2013 survey ranked diabetic retinopathy as the fifth leading cause of vision loss globally among diabetics.