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2. Diabetic retinopathy - Wikipedia

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   Diabetic retinopathy (also known as diabetic eye disease) is a medical condition in which damage occurs to the retina due to diabetes.It is a leading cause of blindness in developed countries and one of the lead causes of sight loss in the world, even though there are many new therapies and improved treatments for helping people live with diabetes.

3. Intraretinal microvascular abnormalities - Wikipedia

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   Intraretinal microvascular abnormalities (IRMA) are abnormalities of the blood vessels that supply the retina of the eye, a sign of diabetic retinopathy. [1] IRMA can be difficult to distinguish from and is likely a precursor to retinal neovascularization. One way to distinguish IRMA from retinal neovascularization is to perform fluorescein ...

4. Cotton wool spots - Wikipedia

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   Referred to as a form of retinal myopathies, cotton wools spots are commonly found to be a secondary manifestation to diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and AIDS. [1] Cotton wool spots have become one of the hallmarks of pre-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, a condition caused by damaged blood vessels in the retina due to high blood sugar ...

5. 6 Potential Long-Term Effects of Ozempic - AOL

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   4. Diabetic Retinopathy Complications. Diabetic retinopathy is an eye condition that only affects people with diabetes. It results from damage to the blood vessels in the eyes and can lead to ...

6. Avant Technologies Partner, Ainnova, Signs Pilot Program With ...

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   To make matters worse, between 20% and 40% of diabetic patients develop diabetic retinopathy, a silent but devastating condition if not detected and treated in time. According to the World Health Organization, 80% of cases of blindness due to diabetes are preventable with early and effective interventions.[2]

7. Complications of diabetes - Wikipedia

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   the 2007 finding that non-diabetic family members of type 1 diabetics had increased risk for microvascular complications, [62] such as diabetic retinopathy [63] Some genes appear to provide protection against diabetic complications, as seen in a subset of long-term diabetes type 1 survivors without complications. [64] [65]