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The Latest on Vitamin D: Is More Better?

Posted: Saturday, June 25, 2011

Does vitamin D really help to prevent type 2 diabetes? Does having a deficiency lead to complications? The latest research on this topic seems to suggest the answer may be "yes" to both of these questions.

Anti-VEGF Drug Reverses Diabetic Vision Loss

Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2011

Patients headed toward blindness because of diabetic macular edema showed substantial gains in visual acuity after two years of treatment with the angiogenesis inhibitor drug ranibizumab (Lucentis), its manufacturer said.

Retinopathy Common in Diabetic Adults

Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010

Nearly 30% of U.S. diabetes patients over the age of 40 may have diabetic retinopathy, with 4% of this population affected to the point where their vision is threatened, suggests a new study.

Steroid Injections Slow Diabetes-Related Eye Disease

Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009

Injecting the corticosteroid triamcinolone into the eye may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that can cause vision loss and blindness, according to a report.

US Immigrants Provided Less Diabetes Care

Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2009

A new study shows that foreign-born adults with diabetes who move to the US are less apt to get certain types of recommended care than native-born US citizens with diabetes.

Diabetic Retinopathy on the Rise

Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2009

After two decades on the rise, retinopathy now affects more than a third of all diabetes patients, according to the latest nationally representative estimate.

New Screening Methods Work for Diabetic Retinopathy

Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2009

For diabetic retinopathy screening, telemedicine and photographing fewer fields allow for faster detection for more patients, researchers said.

Golden Rice Potential

Posted: Saturday, May 16, 2009

"Golden rice," a genetically modified grain that incorporates beta-carotene, has recently shown to help "convert vitamin A" in humans. This finding suggests that golden rice could help prevent vision loss and blindness in people suffering from vitamin A deficiency, especially those in poor, heavily rice-consuming countries. Many poor countries also suffer from high cases of diabetes, which can result in vision loss due to retinopathy.

ARB Drug Fights Diabetic Eye Disease

Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008

New studies provide further evidence that candesartan, a blood pressure medicine, can cut the risk and severity of retinopathy in people who have diabetes, by as much as 18%, as well as blood pressure.

Eye Test Detects Early Stages of Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, August 28, 2008

A snapshot of the retina could detect cell damage in the early stages of diabetes. Diabetics can lose "a substantial fraction--up to 50 percent--of their retinal cells" before they're aware of vision problems.