Basic Summary for Diabetic Retinopathy

Main name of condition: Diabetic Retinopathy
Other names or spellings: Retinopathy

What is Diabetic Retinopathy?
  Brief description of Diabetic Retinopathy: Diabetic eye retina complication potentially causing blindness.
  Parent types of Diabetic Retinopathy: Diabetic Eye Disease, Eye conditions, Retinopathy, Retina Conditions
  Organs Affected by Diabetic Retinopathy: eye, retina
  Types of Diabetic Retinopathy: Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (NPDR), Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (PDR)

How many people get Diabetic Retinopathy?
Incidence (annual) of Diabetic Retinopathy: 65,000 diabetics develop proliferative retinopathy, the most sight-threatening stage in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
Incidence Rate of Diabetic Retinopathy: approx 1 in 4,184 or 0.02% or 65,000 people in USA [about data]

How serious is Diabetic Retinopathy?
Prognosis of Diabetic Retinopathy: Depends on severity, from mild vision effects to blindness.
Complications of Diabetic Retinopathy: see complications of Diabetic Retinopathy

What causes Diabetic Retinopathy?
  Cause of Diabetic Retinopathy: Diabetic sugar levels damage eye blood vessels.
  Causes of Diabetic Retinopathy: see causes of Diabetic Retinopathy
  Risk factors for Diabetic Retinopathy: see risk factors for Diabetic Retinopathy

What are the symptoms of Diabetic Retinopathy?
Symptoms of Diabetic Retinopathy: see symptoms of Diabetic Retinopathy

How is it treated?
  Treatments for Diabetic Retinopathy: see treatments for Diabetic Retinopathy
  Prevention of Diabetic Retinopathy: see prevention of Diabetic Retinopathy
  Research for Diabetic Retinopathy: see research for Diabetic Retinopathy

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