Diabetic Retinopathy: Risks, Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment

ASRS's Retina Health for Life

English - November 05, 2020 16:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that can cause blindness, but with early detection and treatment by a retina specialist, disease-related vision loss can be avoided. Retina specialist Dr. Sophie Bakri of the Mayo Clinic joins Dr. Timothy Murray to discuss all things diabetic retinopathy including imaging and treatment advances that are helping save sight.

Resources:

Access a downloadable fact sheet on diabetic retinopathy at asrs.org/diabeticretinopathy