Prognosis of Diabetic Retinopathy

Prognosis of Diabetic Retinopathy: At least 90% of these new cases could be reduced if there was proper and vigilant treatment and monitoring of the eye. ...see also Overview of Diabetic Retinopathy

Onset of Diabetic Retinopathy: After 20 years of diabetes, nearly all patients with type 1 diabetes and >60% of patients with type 2 diabetes have some degree of retinopathy.

Complications:

Complications of Diabetic Retinopathy may include:

• Blurred vision
• Permanent blurred vision (see Blurred vision)
• Low vision (see Vision loss)
• Visual impairment
• Partial blindness
• more complications...»

Complications of Diabetic Retinopathy from the Diseases Database include:

• Retinal microaneurysms
• Maculopathy
• Vitreous haemorrhage
• Hard retinal exudate
• Retinal drusen
• more complications...»

See also complications of Diabetic Retinopathy.

Diabetic Retinopathy: Research More

• Diabetic Retinopathy: Introduction
• Symptoms: Diabetic Retinopathy
• Complications: Diabetic Retinopathy
• Causes: Diabetic Retinopathy
• Treatments: Diabetic Retinopathy

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Diabetic Retinopathy usually refers to the likely outcome of Diabetic Retinopathy. The prognosis of Diabetic Retinopathy may include the duration of Diabetic Retinopathy, chances of complications of Diabetic Retinopathy, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Diabetic Retinopathy, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Diabetic Retinopathy. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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