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Only Biennial Exams Needed to Prevent Blindness?

Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2008

"Biennial screening examinations suffice in both type 1 and type 2 patients with diabetes without retinopathy is effective.

Fenofibrate Protects Against Diabetic Retinopathy

Posted: Friday, November 23, 2007

Patients with type 2 diabetes given fenofibrate for lipid lowering required significantly less laser treatment for retinopathy, investigators reported.

Only 47% of People With Diabetes Get Screened for Diabetic Eye Disease

Posted: Thursday, October 04, 2007

Only 47% of people with diabetes get yearly exams. Increasing patient and clinician awareness and improving access to health care can encourage people with diabetes to seek annual eye exams, which help prevent a serious complication called retinopathy, according to a new systematic review of studies.

Primary and Secondary Interventions for Diabetic Retinopathy

Posted: Friday, September 07, 2007

A systematic review in the August 22/29 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association provides an overview of primary and secondary interventions for diabetic retinopathy (DR).

Trial Using Cancer Meds To Control And Possibly Reverse Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Drug can possibly kill off the T-cells that are attacking the betacells.

Corneal Sensitivity Is Linked to Diabetic Neuropathy

Posted: Friday, August 03, 2007

Results of a new study suggest that corneal sensitivity is reduced in diabetic patients, and is related to the severity of neuropathy.

Headache Linked to Increased Prevalence of Retinopathy in Midlife

Posted: Friday, May 25, 2007

A history of migraine and other headache types has been linked to an increased prevalence of retinopathy in middle-aged individuals, supporting the hypothesis that neurovascular dysfunction underlies vascular headaches.

Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Diabetic Retinopathy: Aspirin Inhibits Diabetic Retinopathy in Animals.

Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

The potential of three different salicylates to inhibit diabetes-induced degeneration of retinal capillaries in rats has now been tested.

Type 2 Diabetes Complications Exact Heavy Tolls

Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Nearly a third of the estimated 18 million Americans with type 2 diabetes have chronic kidney disease, and about 20% have diabetic eye disease and foot problems, a surveillance report shows.

Retinopathy Predicts Cardiovascular Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Proliferative retinopathy in male and female patients with type 2 diabetes may predict coronary heart disease (CHD), but in women, background retinopathy predicted all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and CHD mortality, according to the results of a study.