Sterling Glass had many health problems as a child—swollen feet, night sweats, nausea and vomiting, unquenchable thirst, and ...

Glass tried the injections for his advanced disease, but they did not halt his vision loss. So his ophthalmologist tried ...

Fundus photography involves taking a photo of the back of the eye to detect signs of diabetic retinopathy. It is also possible to capture an image of the retina using a smartphone. Diabetic ...

The five human senses include sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. While each of these matter for different reasons, they aren't perceived as being equal. For instance, according to a YouGov ...

Regular eye exams are important in detecting early signs of diabetic retinopathy to prevent vision loss. Since diabetic retinopathy doesn’t cause symptoms in its early stages, diagnostic testing can ...

Vision problems might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you consider health-warning signs. However, changes in ...

The diabetic retinopathy severity scale (DRSS) is a 13-step scale. Healthcare professionals can use the DRSS to measure the severity of diabetic retinopathy in people with diabetes. Diabetic ...

The 4-2-1 rule is a tool that doctors use to diagnose severe cases of diabetic retinopathy, an eye condition affecting people with diabetes that can progress to vision loss. If high blood sugar levels ...

How early can diabetic eye damage be detected? A new live imaging technique reveals retinal cell changes long before vision ...

Although the prevalence of diabetes-related eye diseases has almost doubled since 2014, the rates of the most severe forms of the disease have actually decreased, according to a new study led by ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...