Diabetic retinopathy occurs when diabetes damages the tiny blood vessels in the retina. At this point, most people do not notice any changes in their vision. As November is Diabetes Eye Disease Awareness Month, let us take this opportunity to gain knowledge about Diabetic Retinopathy. Symptoms: Initially patient can experience black Spots or strings seen …
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Aflibercept is made from a human antibody fragment. It works by keeping new blood vessels from forming under the retina (a sensory membrane that lines the inside of the eye). In people with a certain type of eye disease, new blood vessels grow under the retina where they leak blood and fluid. This is known …
Malignant melanoma of the eye can develop when pigment cells in your eye grow out of control. Pigment cells are responsible for your eye color. The cause of uncontrollable cell growth isn’t usually known. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation has been identified as one potential cause of the disease. Choroidal melanoma is cancer that affects the …
The most common risk factors in the case of a type 2 diabetes include: – being older than 30 years of age,– having a sedentary lifestyle, and– having a body mass index of 25 to 29.9. In addition, with hereditary antecedants of diabetes, delivering a baby that weighed over 9 lbs (4000 g), the presence …
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WHAT IS RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY (ROP) Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a potentially blinding disease caused by an abnormal development of the retinal blood vessels in premature infants. The retina is the inner layer of the eye that receives light and turns it into visual messages that are sent to the brain. When a baby …
WHAT IS AVASTIN? Eye doctors use Avastin to treat several eye and retina diseases, like age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is the leading cause of blindness in people over 50 years of age in the United States. AMD is caused by the breakdown of the central portion of the retina, called the macula (the highly …
What is Diabetic Retinopathy? Retina is a highly sensitive thin tissue that lines the innermost part of the eye.It is this tissue that gives us our vision and is the part you are using now to read this note! There are tiny blood vessels on the Retina which bring oxygen and nourishment to it. Diabetes …