Diabetes
Is Artificial Intelligence Smart Enough Yet to Help Us?
Learn the current state of this technology and what might be coming soon to support optometry’s efforts to fight diabetic retinopathy.
09/15/2022
Dry Eye in Diabetes Linked to Protective, Risk Factors
Female sex, older age and poor diabetic control, among others, increased the prevalence, while certain meds reduced it.
09/14/2022
Study Assesses Risk Factors of Poor Visual Outcomes Post-vitrectomy
Baseline VA, tractional membrane and silicone oil tamponade correlated with logMAR VA at one year in diabetes patients.
09/02/2022
Ultra-widefield Imaging Identifies DR Risk Factors
Peripheral lesions and nonperfusion were independently associated with disease worsening.
08/26/2022
Blood Test Finding Correlates with DR Risk
Lower levels of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio reflect systemic inflammation and a positive association with the condition.
08/22/2022
Steroid Implant More Effective than Anti-VEGF for DME
It was, however, found to be have higher rates of complications in a recent study.
08/12/2022
Study Identifies Predictors of Vitrectomy Outcomes in DME
Vessel density, foveal avascular zone and central retinal thickness are among the parameters to watch out for.
08/11/2022
One-time Gene Therapy Injection for DR Shows Promise
The interim phase II results found that almost half of the patients achieved at least a two-step improvement in severity at six months.
07/27/2022
Retinal Neurodegeneration, Choroidal Thinning Progress in Diabetes
Rates were significantly faster in incident DR.
07/22/2022
Choriocapillaris Flow Deficit Can Predict DR Progression
Circulatory alterations here and in retinal layers can also track DME development.
07/21/2022
