Sentences with phrase «condition diabetic retinopathy»

Just as he was getting back on his feet, Majka was diagnosed with the sight - robbing condition diabetic retinopathy.

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IDx - DR studied over 1 million eye images to learn how to recognize symptoms of diabetic retinopathy, a condition that develops when high blood sugar damages retinal blood vessels (SN Online: 6/29/10).

Between 12,000 and 24,000 people in the United States lose their vision to diabetic retinopathy each year, but the condition can be treated if caught early.

«We were surprised to find so many similarities between these two diseases, but most striking was that some of these common signatures are shared with other conditions like diabetic retinopathy and age - related macular degeneration,» said William A. Beltran, senior author on the study, an associate professor of ophthalmology in Penn Vet's Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine and director of the Division of Experimental Retinal Therapies.

The pioneering work of Dr. Aiello helped demonstrate the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in diabetic retinopathy and other retinal disorders, as well as the therapeutic potential of VEGF inhibitors in these conditions.

The DRCR.net was founded in 2002 through a cooperative agreement with the National Institutes of Health to form a collaborative network dedicated to facilitating multicenter clinical research of diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema and associated conditions.

It has been used historically for chronic conditions of diabetics, such as diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.

Evidence points to potential benefit from nutritional and botanical interventions for the prevention and treatment of several of these conditions, including macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of the newborn, and retinitis pigmentosa.

The discovery could aid millions of people who have lowered vision because of conditions such as macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy.