November is Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month, and early detection and treatment of diabetes are key to reduce the risk for significant vision loss and blindness, according to Prevent ...

Every November, communities across the country recognize Diabetes Awareness Month — a time to raise awareness about the impact of diabetes on overall health, including one of the most crucial senses ...

New blood vessels in your eye can signal eye disease. This is called neovascularization, and it’s often a sign of diabetes-related retinopathy. When your body makes new blood vessels in places they ...

Share on Pinterest A study finds 1 in 4 people with diabetes have diabetic retinopathy. Azman Jaka/Getty Images A new study finds a quarter of people with diabetes have retinopathy. Diabetic ...

Diabetic retinopathy is an eye condition that causes changes to the blood vessels in the part of your eye called the retina. That's the lining at the back of your eye that changes light into images.

Hypertensive retinopathy occurs due to high blood pressure, while diabetic retinopathy results from diabetes. Both are eye diseases affecting the retina. Retinopathy is an eye disease affecting the ...

Diabetic retinopathy laser surgery is an in-office treatment that involves making tiny burns in the eye with a beam of light. While it does not correct vision loss that has already occurred, it can ...

While early treatment of diabetes-related eye disease slowed progression to severe disease, it did not improve visual acuity compared with treating more severe disease once it developed, according to ...

Have you ever seen small spots, threads, or web-like shapes drifting across your vision? These are called eye floaters, a common experience for many, especially as they age. Usually harmless, floaters ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Three Philadelphia health systems want to save vision in the city by offering a free community screening event for people with diabetes. Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness.

November is observed as Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month, a month dedicated to educating people about the serious eye complications associated with diabetes and the importance of preventive care.

Free screenings to help prevent vision loss for people with diabetes are happening this Saturday at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia on Diabetic Eye Screening Day. Jack Mathers gets routine ...