Sentences with phrase «severe diabetic retinopathy»

The longitudinal study found that at a follow - up appointment, on average 43 months later, the patients with OSA (18.4 %) were more likely to develop moderate to severe diabetic retinopathy compared to those without OSA (6.1 %).

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• Fifty - eight percent of patients did not have regular follow - up eye exams • Smokers were 20 percent less likely to have exams • Those with less - severe disease and no eye problems were least likely to follow recommendations • Those who had diabetic retinopathy were 30 percent more likely to have follow - up exams

I am a 37 year old Type 1 diabetic with gastroparesis, Stage II kidney disease, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma in both eyes, peripheral neuropathy in both legs, as well as previous surgical repairs from a serious car accident in 2008 which crushed my right calcaneus, broke my right femur, left ankle and shattered my left pelvis and now I have severe back problems and difficulty walking.