Retinopathy
Retinopathy: Introduction
Retinopathy is damage to the retina at the back of the eye.
For diabetic retinopathy
it occurs because the tiny blood vessels in the retina are damaged by blood sugars
from diabetes.
Eventually, the damage to these micro blood vessels causes
them to rupture causing tiny clots and aneurisms at the back of the eye.
The scar tissue created by this damage and growth of new retina blood vessels,
leads to further retina damage.
Eventually the retina can actually deform in shape
and sometimes partially detach from the back of the eye.
Symptoms of Retinopathy
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symptoms of Retinopathy
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Retinopathy: Complications
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Disease Topics Related To Retinopathy
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Medical Textbooks Online about Retinopathy
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Retinopathy?
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Retinopathy: Medical Mistakes
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Retinopathy: Undiagnosed Conditions
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In-Depth Reports: Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis
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Misdiagnosis and Retinopathy
Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is
an often overlooked medical condition that causes a cluster of chronic symptoms.
There are often four symptoms and conditions...read more »
Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss,
there are varying degrees of severity.
It is altogether too common for...read more »
Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also
many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder.
Some of the...read more »
Cluster of diseases with difficult diagnosis issues: There is a well-known list of
medical conditions that are all somewhat difficult to diagnose, and all can present
in a variety of different...read more »
Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease
is often over-diagnosed.
Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or forgetulness symptom might be Alzheimer's,
whereas there are many other less...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due...read more »
Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that
any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease.
The reality is...read more »
Poorly healing leg rashes a classic sign of chronic disease: Recurring leg rashes,
or poorly healing leg rashes, are a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes,
particularly of Type 2 diabetes, but also Type 1 diabetes.
They can also...read more »
Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps,
particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes.
However, there are also various other causes...read more »
Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic
disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's.
The disease Fragile X disorder can show only mild symptoms in the early...read more »
Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions
are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more often
in child...read more »
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Retinopathy: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Hospitals & Clinics: Retinopathy
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Retinopathy: Rare Types
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Causes of Retinopathy
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causes of Retinopathy
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Prevention of Retinopathy
Prevention information for Retinopathy has been compiled from various data sources
and may be inaccurate or incomplete.
None of these methods guarantee prevention of Retinopathy.
- Diabetic control
- Quit smoking
- Control blood pressure
- Careful monitor blood pressure during pregnancy
- Exercise carefully (weights, headstands) - some types of exercise that increase blood pressure can actually aggravate the eyes and a retinopathy condition.
- more preventions...»
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Statistics for Retinopathy
Retinopathy: Broader Related Topics
Types of Retinopathy
Types of Retinopathy
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Types of Retinopathy
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