Sentences with phrase «with diabetic eye disease»

«This will be a major benefit for patients with diabetic eye disease,» adds Dr. Aiello, who is also Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School.

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More than half a million ¹ people with diabetes in England are at increased risk of blindness because they have not received retinal screening2, an essential annual check which tests for eye disease (diabetic retinopathy).

«Only about half of all people with diabetes get an annual comprehensive dilated eye exam, which is essential for detecting diabetic eye disease early, when it is most treatable,» said NEI Director Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D..

Meanwhile, diabetic retinopathy - the most common form of diabetic eye disease — affects between 40 and 50 per cent of patients with diabetes and is a leading cause of blindness in the Western world.

• 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

The study, from researchers involved with the nationwide SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study, looked at five health complications and co-morbidities of diabetes, including: retinopathy (eye disease), diabetic kidney disease, peripheral neuropathy (altered sensation in the feet), arterial stiffness and high blood pressure.

People on Earth with eye problems related to aging, such as macular degeneration, and diseases, such as diabetic glaucoma, also would benefit.

An Internet - based screening approach performs well in identifying patients with treatable diabetic eye disease, according to a study in Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

During his career, Dr. Aiello has received numerous awards, including sharing the 2014 Antonio Champalimaud Vision Award with Dr. George L. King at Joslin for their contributions toward the discovery of treatments inhibiting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) for diabetic eye disease.

The software, called IDx - DR, looks for diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that afflicts individuals with diabetes.

Additionally, they may reduce inflammatory eye disease and even diabetic retinopathy, or damage to the eye due to living with diabetes.

28.5 percent of people over 40 years are diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy (eye disease) that may result in loss of vision

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.

Thirty - nine percent of Univera Healthcare commercial members living with diabetes are at risk for eye disease and blindness because they aren't getting their recommended annual diabetic retinal exams, according to a review of claims data by the regional health insurer.