diabetic retinopathy

Welcome to the 'diabetic retinopathy' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with 'diabetic retinopathy'.

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “diabetic retinopathy”

• An All-natural Remedy for Diabetic Retinopathy?

  
  HealthMad — Authority: 442
  Diabetes is a disease that can affect almost every organ in the body including the kidneys, heart, nerves, and even the eyes. Diabetic eye disease or retinopathy affects almost half of all people with diabetes to some degree and when it progresses it can lead to blindness. Up until now, there’s been little that a ...
  2 days ago

• Diabetic Retinopathy

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 145
       It’s estimated that 40 to 45 percent of Americans diagnosed with diabetes have some stage of Diabetic Retinopathy.  Diabetic Retinopathy is caused by damage to the retina.  It is the leading cause of blindness in adults in the US.  With Diabetic Retinopathy, blood vessels may leak or new blood ...
  3 days ago

• Study shows pine bark improves circulation, swelling and visual ...

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 160
  (MWW Group) According to the National Institute of Health, 40 percent to 45 percent of Americans diagnosed with diabetes already have some stage of diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy, damage to the retina caused by leaky blood vessels, is a major cause of blindness in people with diabetes and is one of the ...
  5 days ago

• Blind baby boomers: Will you be one?

  
  blog.boomer411.com — Authority: 110
  By Rita R. Robison, Consumer Specialist, Blogging at The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide Most baby boomers aren’t aware that their vision could be severely damaged or they could lose their vision due to age-related eye diseases and conditions. Only 18 percent of Americans know that macular degeneration is the ...
  1 week ago

• Question: Is Your Hair Touchable?

  
  Nappturology 101 — Authority: 104
  Last month, I had a series of doctors appointments, all of them related to my diabetes. I’m happy to say I got a clean bill of health. One of them was a diabetic eye exam. It’s different from a regular eye exam in that they dilate your eyes and then tilt your head back as they shine a light into it while ...
  2 weeks ago

• Hemoglobin Levels Predict Diabetic Retinopathy (CME/CE)

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 163
  An already routine blood test may identify juvenile-onset diabetic patients at heightened risk for proliferative retinopathy, researchers said.source : www.medpagetoday.com
  3 weeks ago

• Cataract surgery helps AMD patients; steroid improves DME; online eye health forum

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 649
  SAN FRANCISCO, CA--- This months Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Academy) reports on a national study that finds cataract surgery is likely to benefit p
  5 weeks ago

• Glaucoma. Barriers. Healthcare challenges. Retinopathy of prematurity.

  
  LASIK Eye Surgery — Authority: 130
  Bradford W Lee MD, from Stanford University School of Medicine, has said: “Many eye care professionals assume these patients skip appointments because of financial problems, insurance issues, or lack of understanding of the need for follow-up care …” “but our results show other factors are more important, ...
  5 weeks ago

• Clues to visual variant Alzheimers; myopia and diabetic retinopathy risk

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 649
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Two studies are of particular note in todays Scientific Program of the 2009 Joint Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO): a report by Swiss neuro-ophthalmic researchers about vision exam clues that should make ophthalmologists ...
  6 weeks ago

Comments about diabetic retinopathy